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Graeme Downie vs Sarah Champion

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 Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion
Lab Rotherham

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Sarah Champion voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 426 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,670
2,376 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
54.5% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
760
45.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
87
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,463,004
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£291,263
29% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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