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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.

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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
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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 172 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 171 different votes 172 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

46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,341
1,643 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
49.4 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
678
50.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 255 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
8
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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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