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Chris Law vs Heidi Alexander

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 60 different votes 302 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
51 Aye 13 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
51 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Trade 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 60% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
37 Aye 31 No
Tax 66% aligned 68 shared votes
46 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 650
Participation
62.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 552 of 650
1,214
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
351
563 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
46.7 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
187
53.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 334 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
67
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
509
+383.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21 % below average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Trade
61 of 89 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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