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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Helen Whately

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 Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Helen Whately voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 174 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 171 different votes 174 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
36 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 15 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
15 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 124 of 649
258
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,972
2,354 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
940
47.7 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,032
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 649
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
68
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 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
£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,510
19 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
156 of 169 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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