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Jake Richards vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 206 shared comparable votes.

206 same votes 0 different votes 206 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
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 368 of 650
Participation
46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
432
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
595 eligible divisions
222
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
210
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
252
+103.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
Contributions
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API