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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.

Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East
vs
Photograph of Sir Geoffrey Cox
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 96 shared comparable votes.

0 same votes 96 different votes 96 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
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 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
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 648
Participation
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
241
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
109
45.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
132
54.8 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

22
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
118
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
Contributions
9
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 621 of 648

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
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
3 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Tax
62 of 108 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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