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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 0 different votes 224 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
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,280
1,658 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
655
51.2% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
625
48.8% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
13
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 650
224
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
15
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 617 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
50 of 54 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
61 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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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