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Steve Race vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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

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Steve Race
Lab Exeter
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Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Steve Race and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 0 different votes 244 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
33 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 15 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

85.8%
13% above average
Rank 79 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
506
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
269
53.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
237
46.8% 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

101
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Appearances
51
-33.8 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
118
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 289 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

£194,803
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£194,803
14% below average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
3
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 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
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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