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John Whitby vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of John Whitby
John Whitby
Lab Derbyshire Dales
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

John Whitby and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 0 different votes 248 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
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
36 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

88.8%
16% above average
Rank 28 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
524
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
266
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
258
49.2% 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

62
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
76
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Contributions
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£191,904
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£191,904
15% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
2
2 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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API