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Mark Garnier vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 208 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 191 different votes 208 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
51
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
121
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
Contributions
224
+81.5 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
22
7 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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
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