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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.

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 156 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 151 different votes 156 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
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
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 304 of 648
Participation
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 648
1,207
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
241
526 eligible divisions
604
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
109
45.2 % of votes cast
603
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
132
54.8 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 648
Appearances
22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
64
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 382 of 648
Contributions
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648

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
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Trade
50 of 50 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes
Defence
54 of 58 votes
#4
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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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