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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
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Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 202 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 197 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 20 No
Tax 2% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 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 626 of 649
Participation
81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 169 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
47.1 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
135
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
207 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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