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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 261 shared comparable votes.

261 same votes 0 different votes 261 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 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 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 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

46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
Participation
82.5%
10% above average
Rank 145 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,961
2,376 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,069
54.5% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
892
45.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

51
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
0
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 645 of 649
224
+78.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
0
-145.9 vs Commons average
Rank 644 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
£2,953,004
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£286,200
27% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
11 of 14 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
63 of 112 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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