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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 340 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 0 different votes 340 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
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 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
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 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

63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
360
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
563 eligible divisions
154
42.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
52.5 % of votes cast
206
57.2 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

68
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
97
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 288 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650

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
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Defence
28 of 33 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API