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Greg Smith vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 223 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 219 different votes 223 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 31 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,471
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
717
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
754
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

212
+129.7 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
252
+108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Trade
52 of 53 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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