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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Mr Mark Francois

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
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 156 different votes 158 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
3 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
25 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 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
67.8%
5% below average
Rank 466 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,611
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
749
46.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
862
53.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
129
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
366
+220.1 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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