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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 177 different votes 178 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
31 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
12 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

44.7%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 650
277
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
1,687 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
679
49.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
692
50.5% 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
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

48
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
92
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
209
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 143 of 650
Contributions
123
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 296 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Tax
63 of 114 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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