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Graeme Downie vs Sarah Sackman

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 Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Sarah Sackman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 0 different votes 284 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
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
69.5%
3% below average
Rank 439 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
590 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
52.2% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
196
47.8% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
67
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 650
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Contributions
368
+222.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£206,246
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£206,246
9% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 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
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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