Mr Douglas Alexander
- Constituency
- Lothian East
- Region
- Scotland
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 47%
- Debates contributed to
- 115
- Registered interests
- 23
- Declared value
- £48,369
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Mr Douglas Alexander is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Lothian East, elected on 5 July 2024. He currently serves as Secretary of State for Scotland. He has cast 277 votes from 590 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 47%, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation; low voting participation is conventional for ministers. He has made 556 contributions across 115 debates. His top debate topics are Trade & Industry, Energy & Utilities, and Devolution, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
277 / 590
46.95%
Ranked #590 of 654 MPs (10th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
115 / 11739
556 total contributions
Ranked #421 of 654 MPs (36th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
23
£48,368.75
Ranked #163 of 654 MPs (75th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
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.
Constituencies
- Lothian East Jul 2024 – present
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South May 2005 – Mar 2015 · 2 terms
- Paisley South Nov 1997 – May 2005 · 2 terms
Posts held
- Secretary of State for Scotland Sep 2025 – present
- Minister of State (Cabinet Office) Feb 2025 – Sep 2025
- Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Foreign Secretary Jan 2011 – Mar 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Oct 2010 – Jan 2011 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development May 2010 – Oct 2010 · Opposition
- Secretary of State for International Development Jun 2007 – May 2010
- Secretary of State for Scotland May 2006 – Jun 2007
- Secretary of State for Transport May 2006 – Jun 2007
- Minister of State (Europe) May 2005 – May 2006
- Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Trade) (also Department of Trade and Industry) Sep 2004 – May 2005
- Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) (Trade) (also Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Sep 2004 – May 2005
- Minister of State (Cabinet Office) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Jun 2003 – Sep 2004
- Minister of State (Cabinet Office) May 2002 – Jun 2003
- Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) Jun 2001 – May 2002
- Secretary of State for Scotland Unknown – present