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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Paulette Hamilton

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Paulette Hamilton voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

226 same votes 6 different votes 232 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
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 335 of 650
283
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
897
1,216 eligible divisions
124
43.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
446
49.7% of votes cast
159
56.2% of votes cast
No votes
451
50.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 8 months
Since 3 Mar 2022

Debates

54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
60
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 650
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
71
-98.2 vs Commons average
Rank 482 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
£789,073
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£285,345
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#1
Education
55 of 61 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
113 of 126 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Work / Employment
57 of 66 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Tax
64 of 122 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
18 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API