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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Jack Abbott

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Jack Abbott voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

250 same votes 1 different votes 251 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
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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 626 of 649
Participation
91.3 %
19 % above average
Rank 13 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
525
575 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.1 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
262
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
21
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
28
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£181,106
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,106
20 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
50 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API