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Graeme Downie vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Graeme Downie and Torsten Bell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 0 different votes 272 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
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 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
71.7%
1% below average
Rank 387 of 649
379
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
590 eligible divisions
165
43.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
54.1% of votes cast
214
56.5% of votes cast
No votes
194
45.9% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
97
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Contributions
197
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£234,085
3% above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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