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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Mr Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

237 same votes 1 different votes 238 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
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 55 shared votes
35 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
243
49.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
87
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
115
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API