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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Ayoub Khan

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 Ayoub Khan
Ayoub Khan
Ind Birmingham Perry Barr

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Ayoub Khan voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 100 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 56 different votes 100 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Transport 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Defence 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 44% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
16 Aye 4 No
Tax 50% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
36.8 %
36 % below average
Rank 636 of 650
258
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
207
563 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
127
61.4 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
80
38.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
139
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 650
175
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
195
+69.2 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£133,355
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£133,355
41 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Benefits
21 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Defence
20 of 33 votes
#4
Energy
11 of 20 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
32 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 27 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41 14 Oct 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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