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Liz Kendall vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Liz Kendall
Liz Kendall
Lab Leicester West
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Liz Kendall and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 162 shared comparable votes.

162 same votes 0 different votes 162 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 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 526 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,537
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
877
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
660
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
483
+333.9 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£249,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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