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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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

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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 108 different votes 108 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
23 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 6 No
Tax 0% aligned 29 shared votes
6 Aye 23 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

46.1 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 649
Participation
66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,561
2,361 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
734
47.0 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

46
-32.0 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 649
Appearances
7
-71.0 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
204
+65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
12
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 613 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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