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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Gareth Thomas

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 Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 0 different votes 180 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
30 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
14 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 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
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 650
277
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,588
2,387 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
56.6% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
689
43.4% 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
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
43
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
Contributions
47
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 527 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Tax
63 of 113 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API