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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 95 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 81 different votes 95 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
1 Aye 4 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Tax 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Education 0% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

11.4%
60% below average
Rank 639 of 649
Participation
63.0%
9% below average
Rank 528 of 649
270
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,368 eligible divisions
118
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
716
48.0% of votes cast
152
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
776
52.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6% of votes cast
28 years, 10 months
Since 6 Nov 1997
Commons service
39 years, 2 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

51
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
65
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 331 of 649
224
+84.6 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
Contributions
74
-65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£792,708
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Work / Employment
25 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
20 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Education
24 of 96 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 47 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Housing
15 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
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