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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Mr Will Forster

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 Will Forster
LD Woking

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Mr Will Forster voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 157 different votes 194 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
575 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
52.7 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
203
47.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
170
+92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
214
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 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
£153,282
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£153,282
32 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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