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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Mark Tami

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 Mark Tami
Lab Alyn and Deeside

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Mark Tami voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 0 different votes 249 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
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
38 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 148 of 649
265
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,946
2,361 eligible divisions
117
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,065
54.7 % of votes cast
148
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
881
45.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
Appearances
0
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 646 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
0
-138.3 vs Commons average
Rank 645 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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