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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sarah Coombes

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sarah Coombes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 0 different votes 248 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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
37 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
37 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 185 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
238
50.0% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.0% 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
71
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650
Contributions
89
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£164,149
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£164,149
27% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Education
45 of 50 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API