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Alison Hume vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Alison Hume
Alison Hume
Lab Scarborough and Whitby
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Alison Hume and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 4 different votes 237 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
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
35 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.5%
5% above average
Rank 256 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
493
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
283
636 eligible divisions
230
46.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
124
43.8% of votes cast
263
53.3% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.2% of votes cast
4
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650
Appearances
54
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
127
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
241
+73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,319
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£231,319
2% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
32 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
64 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 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 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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