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Shaun Davies vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

Photograph of Shaun Davies
Shaun Davies
Lab Telford
vs
Photograph of Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Shaun Davies and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 188 shared comparable votes.

186 same votes 2 different votes 188 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
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 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 481 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
421
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
281
631 eligible divisions
221
52.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
43.4% of votes cast
200
47.5% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.6% of votes cast
3
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
37
-127.6 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
Contributions
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£210,313
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£210,313
7% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
40
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Migration
11 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
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
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