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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Luke Taylor

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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Luke Taylor
LD Sutton and Cheam

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Luke Taylor voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 177 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 145 different votes 177 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 25% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 32 shared votes
9 Aye 23 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 11 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 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
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 496 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
381
575 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
210
55.1 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
171
44.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 291 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
£179,501
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£179,501
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Education
42 of 50 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Housing
26 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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