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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Ben Lake

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 Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Ben Lake voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 167 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 104 different votes 167 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 72% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 3 No
Housing 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 18 No
Tax 29% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 33% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 650
258
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,590
2,094 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
55.7 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
704
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
175
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
64
-61.8 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 85 votes
Defence
20 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 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
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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