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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Kevin McKenna

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 Kevin McKenna
Kevin McKenna
Lab Sittingbourne and Sheppey

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Kevin McKenna 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
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 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
88.5%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
522
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
265
50.8% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
257
49.2% 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
43
-40.7 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 523 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
£177,255
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£177,255
22% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 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
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
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
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