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Mr Douglas Alexander vs David Simmonds

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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David Simmonds
Con Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and David Simmonds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 183 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 178 different votes 183 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
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 133 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,379
1,658 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
48.2% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
715
51.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
108
+24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 93 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
£1,105,547
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£252,887
12% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 54 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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