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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 96 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 54 different votes 96 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
16 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
Transport 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 7 No
Tax 23% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 27% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
88
+4.3 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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