Mr Douglas Alexander

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Mr Douglas Alexander

Secretary of State for Scotland

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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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.

265

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

13,265

Majority

49.0%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,102 voters

Labour
23,555 votes49.0%
Scottish National Party
10,290 votes21.4%
Conservative
5,535 votes11.5%
Reform UK
3,039 votes6.3%
Liberal Democrat
2,649 votes5.5%
Scottish Green Party
2,477 votes5.2%
Alba Party
557 votes1.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

0

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

52

Debates Spoken In

279

Speeches

265

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

3 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

3 votes · 15 Apr 2026

5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

Financial Interests(4)

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

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

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

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

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

The Ditchley Foundation - Governor (Registered 29 July 2024)

Registered 29 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
25 August 2025
Date interest ended
16 September 2025

Registered 17 September 2025

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