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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Victoria Atkins

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 Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Victoria Atkins voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 147 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 146 different votes 147 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
34 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Education 0% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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
81.3 %
9 % above average
Rank 177 of 650
258
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,910
2,349 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
923
48.3 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
987
51.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
18
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
175
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
28
-97.8 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£241,610
7 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Defence
20 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
Energy
61 of 70 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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