Compare

Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Edward Leigh

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 163 different votes 169 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
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
35 Aye 13 No
Tax 2% aligned 48 shared votes
12 Aye 36 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 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
74.9%
2% above average
Rank 314 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
838
47.1% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
941
52.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
Appearances
171
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
224
+78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
191
+45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
188 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Tax
256 of 322 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API