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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.

Photograph of John Glen
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 2% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 169 different votes 172 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
16 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 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
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 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
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

82.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 143 of 649
Participation
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,947
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
568 eligible divisions
934
48.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
114
44.2 % of votes cast
1,013
52.0 % of votes cast
No votes
144
55.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

126
+50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
156
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Contributions
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
15
5 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
4 of 5 votes
Trade
81 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Energy
63 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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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