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Nigel Farage vs Mr Douglas Alexander

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Nigel Farage and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 103 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 97 different votes 103 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
5 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Education 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 9 No
Tax 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 2 No
Housing 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

40.0%
33% below average
Rank 634 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
6
15 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
4
66.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
2
33.3% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
1 months
Since 13 Aug 2026
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

13
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
15
-128.5 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£162,580
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£162,580
28% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
35
7 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
4 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
No topic data
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
No topic data
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
No topic data
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
No topic data
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 2 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
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