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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 191 different votes 195 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
38 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
16 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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

45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 136 of 649
258
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,354 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
932
47.6 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,024
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

39
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
213
+137.8 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
172
+38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
259
+125.6 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 169 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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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Voting source Commons Votes API