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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Heidi Alexander

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 Heidi Alexander
Heidi Alexander
Lab Swindon South

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Heidi Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 0 different votes 198 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
27 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 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

46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 650
277
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
595 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
176
46.7% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
201
53.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
65
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
547
+398.4 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,369,392
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£178,830
21% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 5 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API