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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Debbie Abrahams

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 221 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 3 different votes 221 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
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 412 of 650
281
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,417 eligible divisions
122
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
926
54.3% of votes cast
159
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
778
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
80
-84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#1
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Transport
81 of 98 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Tax
63 of 121 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API