Mr Douglas Alexander MP: votes, interests and costs
Mr Douglas Alexander (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Lothian East, elected on 4 July 2024. The Members API lists the post of Secretary of State for Scotland from 5 September 2025.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists one current post for Mr Douglas Alexander.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Scotland Office | 5 September 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 10 February 2025 | 5 September 2025 |
| Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) | Department for Business and Trade | 6 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Secretary of State for International Development | Department for International Development | 28 June 2007 | 6 May 2010 |
| Secretary of State for Transport | Department for Transport | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | Scotland Office | 5 May 2006 | 28 June 2007 |
| Minister of State (Europe) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 10 May 2005 | 5 May 2006 |
| Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Trade) (also Department of Trade and Industry) | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 9 September 2004 | 10 May 2005 |
| Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) (Trade) (also Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | Department of Trade and Industry | 9 September 2004 | 10 May 2005 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | Cabinet Office | 13 June 2003 | 9 September 2004 |
| Minister of State (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 30 May 2002 | 13 June 2003 |
| Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) | Department of Trade and Industry | 11 June 2001 | 29 May 2002 |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 20 January 2011 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e4a2a51dd902.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Mr Douglas Alexander, as the MP registered them: Land and property (within or outside the UK) (2), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 29 July 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
The Ditchley Foundation - Governor
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Property in Argyll
- Location of the land or property: Argyll
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with sibling
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Property in East Lothian
- Location of the land or property: East Lothian
- Details about the ownership arrangements: Co-owned with my wife
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Mr Douglas Alexander's 2024-25 staffing spend as £58,163 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £16,413 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £58,162.96 |
| Office costs: spent | £16,413.24 |
| Accommodation: spent | £4,885.31 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £12,449.35 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £4,904 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for an MP who owns their property and is claiming the associated costs only (such as utilities) from 5 July 2025).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Lothian East CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Mr Douglas Alexander is recorded voting in 277 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 27 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 11 September 2026, was an Aye on "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Mr Douglas Alexander since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 13,265 for Mr Douglas Alexander in Lothian East in July 2024, from 23,555 votes on a turnout of 63.7%. Result as published: Lab gain from SNP.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Lothian East figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Douglas Alexander corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Douglas Alexander:
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.