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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sam Carling voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 0 different votes 251 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 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

46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
59
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
80
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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