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Sarah Jones vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Sarah Jones
Sarah Jones
Lab Croydon West
vs
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sarah Jones and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 0 different votes 171 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
32 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
46.1%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 650
1,423
2,132 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
601 eligible divisions
792
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
631
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
51
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
583
+433.9 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 650
Contributions
224
+74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,822,449
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£279,929
24% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
136 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Trade
71 of 90 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 113 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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