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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

147 same votes 0 different votes 147 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
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 17 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 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 628 of 650
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 650
277
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,474
2,387 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
819
55.6% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
655
44.4% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
83
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 650
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
134
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Tax
63 of 113 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
49 of 70 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API