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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Gareth Davies

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 Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
Con Grantham and Bourne

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Gareth Davies voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 166 different votes 170 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
2 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% 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

45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
Participation
83.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 134 of 649
258
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,363
1,636 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
681
50.0 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
682
50.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
42
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 649
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
55
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£1,160,498
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£271,157
20 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
146 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Trade
48 of 51 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
155 of 174 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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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