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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
vs
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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 151 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 150 different votes 151 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
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
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

46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
Participation
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£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
3
2 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
7 of 10 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
52 of 66 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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