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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
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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 180 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 174 different votes 180 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

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 306 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,247
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
626
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
621
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
10
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 649
Appearances
51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
80
-65.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Contributions
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649

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
4 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
11 of 14 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
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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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