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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Jas Athwal

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 Jas Athwal
Jas Athwal
Lab Ilford South

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Jas Athwal voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

242 same votes 1 different votes 243 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
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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

46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
83.7%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
48.4% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
255
51.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
52
-32.8 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
64
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 467 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
£164,547
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£164,547
27% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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