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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 180 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 174 different votes 180 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
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
33 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 16 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
16 Aye 33 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
126
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
205 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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