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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Joy Morrissey

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
Photograph of Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 184 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 180 different votes 184 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
31 Aye 20 No
Tax 2% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 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
80.9%
8% above average
Rank 183 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,658 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
661
49.3% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
680
50.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
Appearances
70
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Contributions
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 339 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 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
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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