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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Alex Ballinger

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

Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
Photograph of Alex Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

215 same votes 0 different votes 215 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
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 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

46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 300 of 650
277
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
595 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
214
47.7% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
235
52.3% 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

51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
76
-9.2 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
114
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API