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Pam Cox vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Pam Cox
Pam Cox
Lab Colchester
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Pam Cox and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 0 different votes 247 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
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.4%
14% above average
Rank 65 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
510
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
253
49.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
257
50.4% 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
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
75
-72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Contributions
224
+76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£158,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£158,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
3 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

Transport
29 of 29 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
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
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