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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Ruth Jones voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 236 shared comparable votes.

234 same votes 2 different votes 236 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
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
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 14 No
Tax 98% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 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
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
77.8%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 650
281
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,364
1,753 eligible divisions
122
43.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
711
52.1% of votes cast
159
56.6% of votes cast
No votes
653
47.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 7 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
88
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 424 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Tax
63 of 121 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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