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Chris Bloore vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Chris Bloore and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 2 different votes 219 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
28 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
28 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

71.9%
same as average
Rank 383 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
454
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
281
631 eligible divisions
220
48.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
43.4% of votes cast
234
51.5% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.6% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

112
+17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
127
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
Contributions
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£167,691
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£167,691
26% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 121 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
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 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
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