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Jess Phillips vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Jess Phillips
Jess Phillips
Lab Birmingham Yardley
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Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Jess Phillips and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

164 same votes 0 different votes 164 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
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

69.4%
3% below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,656
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
949
57.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
707
42.7% 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
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
241
+91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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

£2,246,747
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£267,662
18% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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
178 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
56 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
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
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
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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