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Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op) MP for Lothian East, since 4 July 2024

Secretary of State for Scotland

The Rt Hon Mr Douglas Alexander is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Lothian East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Scotland.

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Scorecard

46.1% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
265 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
310 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour (Co-op) MPs
4 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
374 Debates spoken in 56 written questions tabled

Ranked 591 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
2 Jul 2025 Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Suitability for Fixed Term Recall) Order 2025 deferred division Aye 333–168
2 Jul 2025 Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Mergers Involving Newspaper Enterprises and Foreign Powers) Regulations 2025 deferred division Aye 338–79
1 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading Aye 335–260
1 Jul 2025 Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading No 149–328
30 Jun 2025 Draft Marking of Retail Goods Regulations 2025 No vote 315–4
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading Aye 314–291
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 Aye 274–224
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 Aye 275–209
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 No 223–269
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 No 213–266
20 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 No 208–261
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill: Third Reading No vote 312–95
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 130 No vote 178–313
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 121 No vote 114–310
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 No vote 178–313
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 43 No vote 147–305
18 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No vote 102–390
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 No vote 117–379
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No vote 379–137
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 No vote 89–428
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No vote 189–328
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 175 No vote 184–336
17 Jun 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 174 No vote 194–335
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 No 259–216
13 Jun 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 No 230–256

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

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: East Lothian
Ownership details: Co-owned with my wife
(Registered 29 July 2024)

On the register since 1 Aug 2025

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Argyll
Ownership details: Co-owned with sibling
(Registered 29 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

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)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

The Ditchley Foundation - Governor
(Registered 29 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

374 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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