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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 209 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 0 different votes 209 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
28 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

46.6%
26% below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
65.6%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 650
277
595 eligible divisions
Total votes
716
1,092 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
54.3% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
327
45.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 years, 3 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

51
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Appearances
86
+0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
224
+75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
215
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
16 of 17 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 44 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 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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