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Graeme Downie vs Sam Carling

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar
vs
Photograph of Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Appearances
59
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 649
Contributions
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£234,085
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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