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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Hilary Benn voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 200 shared comparable votes.

200 same votes 0 different votes 200 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 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 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
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 260 of 650
277
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,842
2,381 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
56.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
801
43.5% 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
27 years, 4 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
65
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
465
+316.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
69 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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
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