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Chris Bryant vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 0 different votes 178 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 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.1%
7% below average
Rank 497 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,577
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
897
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
680
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
25 years, 4 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
505
+355.9 vs Commons average
Rank 21 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
5
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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