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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 148 different votes 149 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
35 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 12 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
12 Aye 35 No
9 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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 627 of 650
Participation
57.0 %
16 % below average
Rank 597 of 650
258
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
2,349 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
617
46.1 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
721
53.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
95
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
175
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 401 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Defence
55 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Transport
72 of 95 votes
Defence
20 of 33 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API