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Linsey Farnsworth vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 0 different votes 224 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 43 of 647
Participation
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 647
477
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
245
537 eligible divisions
253
53.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
110
44.9 % of votes cast
224
47.0 % of votes cast
No votes
135
55.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 647
Appearances
40
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 647
117
+3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 647
Contributions
175
+61.2 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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