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Mr Douglas Alexander vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Mr Douglas Alexander and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 179 shared comparable votes.

138 same votes 41 different votes 179 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
30 Aye 15 No
Tax 93% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 91% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 5 No
Housing 88% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 38% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 8 No
Education 77% 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

45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 650
Participation
74.5 %
2 % above average
Rank 330 of 650
258
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,215
1,631 eligible divisions
114
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
629
51.8 % of votes cast
144
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
586
48.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

40
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
Appearances
16
-54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 650
175
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
18
-107.8 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£91,911
59 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 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
4 of 5 votes
#1
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Defence
20 of 33 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 69 votes
Tax
62 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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