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Lee Anderson vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 173 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 167 different votes 173 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Education 7% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
265
575 eligible divisions
620
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
44.2 % of votes cast
618
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
148
55.8 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
10
5 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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 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
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
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