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Alex Mayer vs David Reed

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
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David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and David Reed voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 310 different votes 319 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

95.5 %
23 % above average
Rank 1 of 649
Participation
62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
549
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
357
575 eligible divisions
277
50.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
181
50.7 % of votes cast
272
49.5 % of votes cast
No votes
176
49.3 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
Appearances
108
+29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 649
77
-61.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 649
Contributions
167
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£197,450
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£197,450
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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