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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Lewis Cocking

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 Lewis Cocking
Lewis Cocking
Con Broxbourne

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Lewis Cocking voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 206 different votes 210 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
33 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
Participation
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
448
575 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
45.5 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
244
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
105
+27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
155
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,438
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,438
20 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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