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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 176 different votes 180 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 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
29 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
Participation
84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
258
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,099 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
49.3 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
903
50.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 649
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
23
-110.3 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 85 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 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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Voting source Commons Votes API