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Mr Douglas Alexander vs David Burton-Sampson

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and David Burton-Sampson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 3 different votes 251 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
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 650
281
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
554
631 eligible divisions
122
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
288
52.0% of votes cast
159
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
266
48.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Appearances
69
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
72
-92.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 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
£191,962
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£191,962
15% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Tax
63 of 121 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API