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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Jeremy Corbyn

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

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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
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Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 55% of the time, based on 161 shared comparable votes.

88 same votes 73 different votes 161 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
13 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 8 No
Tax 71% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 7 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 7 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 50% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 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
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
138
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
195
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 142 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 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 rebel
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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