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Keir Mather vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Keir Mather and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

217 same votes 0 different votes 217 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
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 100% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 296 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
602
796 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
294
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
308
51.2% 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
3 years, 2 months
Since 20 Jul 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
546
+399.1 vs Commons average
Rank 16 of 650
Contributions
224
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£451,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£306,391
35% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 52 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Transport
31 of 33 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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