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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Matthew Pennycook

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 Matthew Pennycook
Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 0 different votes 248 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
34 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 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 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 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 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 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
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 153 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,954
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,084
55.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
870
44.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
159
+74.2 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
670
+522.3 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£216,649
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 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
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
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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