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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Priti Patel

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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Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Priti Patel voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 160 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 158 different votes 160 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
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
17 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 562 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,361 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
189 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 321 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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