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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 0 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
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 537 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
380
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
196
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
184
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
220
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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