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Graeme Downie vs Sarah Owen

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
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Photograph of Sarah Owen
Sarah Owen
Lab Luton North

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Sarah Owen voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 0 different votes 263 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
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 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
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,109
1,658 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
568
51.2% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
541
48.8% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
60
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
98
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Contributions
72
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£998,822
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£276,668
22% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
51 of 63 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
121 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Work / Employment
50 of 67 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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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