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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 170 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 166 different votes 170 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 6 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
36 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
8 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 8 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
8 Aye 36 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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

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

Voting record

45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 628 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
258
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
45.8 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
172
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649
Contributions
171
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API