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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Mims Davies

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 Mims Davies
Mims Davies
Con East Grinstead and Uckfield

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Mims Davies voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 205 different votes 209 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
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 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
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 36 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,092
2,361 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
996
47.6 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,096
52.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 313 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
£1,871,353
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,930
21 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
162 of 171 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 91 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 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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