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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

202 same votes 0 different votes 202 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
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 650
277
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
431
595 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
52.0% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.0% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
64
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
243
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
5 of 5 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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