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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Chris Philp

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
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Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Chris Philp voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 187 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 173 different votes 187 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
3 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 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
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 128 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,979
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
959
48.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
51.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
Appearances
56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Contributions
85
-58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
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