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Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op) Lothian East

Voting record

6
Voted for
0
Voted against
3
Didn’t vote

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.

See Mr Douglas Alexander’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Mr Douglas Alexander — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 277 of 590 (47%).

11 Sep 2026 Closure motion Ayes 293, Noes 218 Aye
2 Sep 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Ayes 411, Noes 102 Aye
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 Aye
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading Ayes 278, Noes 149 Aye
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 Aye
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Ayes 304, Noes 203 Aye
28 Jan 2026 Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 294, Noes 108 Aye
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part Ayes 344, Noes 173 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part Ayes 344, Noes 181 Aye
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part Ayes 324, Noes 180 Aye
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading Ayes 341, Noes 195 Aye
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Ayes 357, Noes 174 Aye
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Ayes 371, Noes 166 Aye
16 Sep 2025 Sentencing Bill: Second Reading Ayes 340, Noes 77 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Mr Douglas Alexander currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Secretary of State for Scotland — Scotland Office — since 2025-09-05 Government
Previously held
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2025-02-10 to 2025-09-05) Government
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) — Department for Business and Trade (2024-07-06 to 2025-09-05) Government
Shadow Foreign Secretary — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2011-01-20 to 2015-03-30) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions — Department for Work and Pensions (2010-10-08 to 2011-01-20) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development — Department for International Development (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Secretary of State for International Development — Department for International Development (2007-06-28 to 2010-05-06) Government
Secretary of State for Scotland — Scotland Office (2006-05-05 to 2007-06-28) Government
Secretary of State for Transport — Department for Transport (2006-05-05 to 2007-06-28) Government
Minister of State (Europe) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2005-05-10 to 2006-05-05) Government
Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) (Trade) (also Foreign and Commonwealth Office) — Department of Trade and Industry (2004-09-09 to 2005-05-10) Government
Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Trade) (also Department of Trade and Industry) — Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2004-09-09 to 2005-05-10) Government
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster — Cabinet Office (2003-06-13 to 2004-09-09) Government
Minister of State (Cabinet Office) — Cabinet Office (2002-05-30 to 2003-06-13) Government
Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) — Department of Trade and Industry (2001-06-11 to 2002-05-29) Government

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.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

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)

8. Miscellaneous

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.

By category
Staffing — £58,162.96 (3 claims)
Office Costs — £31,991.09 (71 claims)
Accommodation — £11,377.83 (14 claims)
MP Travel — £10,731.77 (5 claims)
Dependant Travel — £1,717.58 (2 claims)
Most recent claims
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £106.93, 2026-03-20 — Landline & internet package
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £57.84, 2026-02-17 — Internet
Stationery & printing — £400.70, 2026-02-03 — WWW.TONERGIANT.CO.UK
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage — £107.04, 2026-01-19 — Landline & internet package
Stationery & printing — £1,622.70, 2026-01-16 — Printing annual report 2026
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £54.00, 2026-01-16 — Mobile phone bill January 2026
Postage & couriers — £3,368.93, 2026-01-09 — ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £54.00, 2025-12-05 — Mobile bill 5/12/25 to 4/1/26

Every claim on file for Mr Douglas Alexander →

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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