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John Whitby vs Graeme Downie

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Graeme Downie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 0 different votes 344 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
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
17 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
165
43.5% of votes cast
258
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
214
56.5% 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

62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
76
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
97
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£234,085
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£234,085
3% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API