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Leigh Ingham vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 2 different votes 210 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
26 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

63.5%
9% below average
Rank 533 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
401
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
281
631 eligible divisions
199
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
43.4% of votes cast
202
50.4% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.6% of votes cast
2
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
143
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Contributions
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
6% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Housing
30 of 32 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 42 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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