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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%).

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 177, Noes 308 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 173, Noes 282 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 Ayes 330, Noes 93 no vote recorded
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 no vote recorded
23 Jun 2026 Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness Ayes 108, Noes 307 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 356, Noes 86 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 157, Noes 287 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 94, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Ayes 90, Noes 290 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Ayes 145, Noes 251 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Ayes 81, Noes 266 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 no vote recorded
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 308, Noes 81 no vote recorded
27 Apr 2026 Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion Ayes 279, Noes 176 no vote recorded
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 Ayes 380, Noes 7 no vote recorded
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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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