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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Adrian Ramsay

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

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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
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Adrian Ramsay
Green Waveney Valley

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Adrian Ramsay voted the same way 62% of the time, based on 185 shared comparable votes.

115 same votes 70 different votes 185 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 80% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
25 Aye 15 No
Tax 73% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 9 No
Defence 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 64% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
206
56.3% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
160
43.7% 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

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
128
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£196,120
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£196,120
13% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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