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Lisa Smart vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 154 different votes 188 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
265
575 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
44.2 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
148
55.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
20
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Football Governance Bill [HL]: Third Reading 8 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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