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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Catherine West

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 Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Catherine West voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 0 different votes 177 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
15 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
1 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
Participation
73.6%
1% above average
Rank 342 of 650
277
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,387 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
953
54.2% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
805
45.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
49
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
60
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 479 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#1
Education
86 of 96 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Tax
63 of 113 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
58 of 70 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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