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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Helen Grant

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Helen Grant voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 137 different votes 140 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
3 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 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
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 649
258
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,354 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
47.0 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
921
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
18
-57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
31
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
6 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
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API