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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Rebecca Harris

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
Photograph of Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Harris
Con Castle Point

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Rebecca Harris voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 201 different votes 205 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 4 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
38 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 17 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
90.1 %
17 % above average
Rank 21 of 650
258
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,117
2,349 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
47.7 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,107
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
0
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 647 of 650
175
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
0
-125.8 vs Commons average
Rank 646 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
£2,101,568
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,006
7 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
207 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Defence
20 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
217 of 229 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
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
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
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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