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Mr Douglas Alexander vs John Slinger

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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John Slinger
Lab Rugby

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and John Slinger voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 0 different votes 256 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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

46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
88.0%
15% above average
Rank 45 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
519
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
266
51.3% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
253
48.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
181
+97.3 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
210
+64.1 vs Commons average
Rank 127 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
£168,663
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£168,663
25% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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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