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Graeme Downie vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

307 same votes 0 different votes 307 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
22 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 341 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
735
999 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
361
49.1% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
374
50.9% 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
3 years, 10 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
288
+142.3 vs Commons average
Rank 65 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
20 of 23 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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