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Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op) Lothian East

Voting record

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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%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 No
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 No
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 No
23 Jun 2026 Opposition Day: Puberty blockers Ayes 112, Noes 283 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 Ayes 171, Noes 322 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Ayes 104, Noes 391 No
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Ayes 164, Noes 311 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Ayes 155, Noes 279 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Ayes 167, Noes 266 No
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 No
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 No
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 No
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 No
24 Mar 2026 Opposition Day: Defence Ayes 98, Noes 306 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 Ayes 172, Noes 334 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Ayes 181, Noes 335 No
13 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Ayes 187, Noes 351 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Ayes 188, Noes 341 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Ayes 185, Noes 344 No
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 167, Noes 350 No
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Ayes 105, Noes 332 No
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Ayes 174, Noes 327 No
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Ayes 153, Noes 332 No
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Ayes 166, Noes 322 No
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Ayes 165, Noes 323 No
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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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