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Sarah Edwards vs Graeme Downie

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Graeme Downie
Graeme Downie
Lab Dunfermline and Dollar

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Graeme Downie voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 0 different votes 239 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
27 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
379
590 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
165
43.5% of votes cast
212
44.3% 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, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

39
-45.8 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 650
Appearances
74
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
47
-100.7 vs Commons average
Rank 520 of 650
Contributions
98
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£234,085
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£234,085
3% above average
1
1 registered category
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

Democracy / Parliament
16 of 16 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Tax
97 of 139 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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API