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Sarah Bool vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 191 different votes 195 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
2 Aye 6 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
38 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
418
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
177
42.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
241
57.7% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
98 of 112 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API