Mr Douglas Alexander
Labour (Co-op) Lothian East
Voting record
Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.
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How often Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way as most of the Labour (Co-op) party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.
Government & opposition roles
Mr Douglas Alexander currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.
Declared financial interests
From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Mr Douglas Alexander →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Argyll
Ownership details: Co-owned with sibling
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: East Lothian
Ownership details: Co-owned with my wife
(Registered 29 July 2024)
The Ditchley Foundation - Governor
(Registered 29 July 2024)
Political Co-Chair of Scottish Labour’s 2026 Scottish Election Campaign. This is a part time and unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 25 August 2025
Date interest ended: 16 September 2025
(Registered 17 September 2025)
Written questions to government
No written questions on file for Mr Douglas Alexander yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Mr Douglas Alexander has ever tabled.
Business costs (IPSA)
£113,981.23 paid out to or for Mr Douglas Alexander across 95 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Mr Douglas Alexander’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.
Early Day Motions
No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Mr Douglas Alexander — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Mr Douglas Alexander’s full record.
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
Mr Douglas Alexander isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.
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