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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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 Nicholas Dakin
Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 0 different votes 229 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
29 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 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
82.7%
10% above average
Rank 142 of 649
277
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
488
590 eligible divisions
121
43.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
239
49.0% of votes cast
156
56.3% of votes cast
No votes
249
51.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
7
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 650
224
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
7
-139.9 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Tax
63 of 112 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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