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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Terry Jermy

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 Terry Jermy
Terry Jermy
Lab South West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Terry Jermy voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 193 shared comparable votes.

187 same votes 6 different votes 193 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
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
39 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 650
283
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
636 eligible divisions
124
43.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
48.9% of votes cast
159
56.2% of votes cast
No votes
218
51.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
88
-9.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
241
+71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
90
-79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 428 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
£199,358
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59% below average
Latest expenses
£199,358
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
6 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
#3
Tax
100 of 122 votes
Defence
20 of 34 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
64 of 122 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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