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John Glen vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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John Glen
Con Salisbury
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

John Glen and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 181 different votes 186 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 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 27 No
Tax 2% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

82.6%
10% above average
Rank 143 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,962
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
942
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
1,020
52.0% 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
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 95 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
160
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Contributions
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,848,010
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£289,316
28% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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
203 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
83 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Energy
63 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 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
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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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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