2024 Election Result
LabDouglas AlexanderWON
23,55549%
SNPLyn Jardine
10,29021.4%
ConScott Hamilton
5,53511.5%
RefRobert Davies
3,0396.3%
GreenShona McIntosh
2,4775.1%
AlbaGeorge Kerevan
5571.2%
Subject Grades
How Mr scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Follow the Money
What Mr claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
The Broken Promise
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
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(2 entries)
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(2 entries)
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)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Mr's Expenses
81 individual claims totalling £104,258.58 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Family & Dependant Travel £2k
2 claims
Rail: £1,717.58
£2k
1 claim
Air travel: £2,084.68
Staffing(3 claims)£58,162.96
Payroll(1)£55,317.93
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£55,317.93
Pooled staffing services(1)£2,300.00
7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£2,300.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£545.03
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£545.03
Office Costs(61 claims)£25,694.55
Advertising and contact cards(3)£6,769.20
9 Jun 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£3,348.96
25 Mar 2025PAYPAL LBDCREATIVE [200011726-8014]
£2,661.60
25 Feb 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£758.64
Rent(8)£6,606.00
14 Oct 2024[***] - First Partial Month´s Rent -
£756.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,287.00
Stationery & printing(25)£3,685.18
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1,236.29
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£572.83
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£499.49
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£242.88
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£233.09
6 May 2025Banner June 2025
£175.99
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
6 Nov 2024Banner January 2025
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£138.00
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£138.00
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£21.08
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£20.26
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£18.53
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£16.88
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£13.51
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£12.96
6 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£11.92
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.38
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£8.14
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£5.14
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£3.85
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£2.53
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.64
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£0.48
25 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£0.31
Software & applications(3)£3,516.00
30 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
3 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
3 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
Postage & couriers(3)£3,360.73
10 Jul 2025ROYAL MAIL GROUP
£2,854.33
4 Jul 2025ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO
£253.20
5 Aug 2025Royal Mail Delivery collection of contact cards
£253.20
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(12)£1,202.23
5 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-3237]
£185.94
28 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£115.68
19 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£107.04
20 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£107.04
19 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£107.04
19 Aug 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£107.04
17 Jun 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£106.93
19 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£106.93
21 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£106.93
19 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-7106]
£52.74
21 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£52.74
28 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-9572]
£46.18
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£288.00
2 Sep 2024recruitment costs for new staff member
£288.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(6)£267.21
3 Jan 2025O2 Mobile Phone Bill September2024. It was agreed [***] [***] [***] that Douglas could claim 80% of his monthly mobile phone bill
£67.67
20 Oct 2025Mobile phone bill October 2025
£55.00
3 Jan 2025O2 Mobile Phone Bill October2024. It was agreed [***] [***] [***] that Douglas could claim 80% of his monthly mobile phone bill £43.52
£43.52
7 Feb 2025Mobile Phone Bill
£37.22
5 Jan 2025Douglas agreed [***] [***] [***] that he would claim for 80% of his monthly bill . The attached Bill has a charge for a personal call at a cost of £5.94, which will make the total claim of £31.90 (80% of £45.82-£5.94) of
£31.90
3 Jan 2025O2 Mobile Phone Bill November 2024. It was agreed [***] [***] [***] that Douglas could claim 80% of his monthly mobile phone bill 67.6
£31.90
MP Travel(5 claims)£10,731.77
Rail(3)£8,450.89
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£8,434.59
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£8.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7.50
Air travel(1)£2,084.68
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,084.68
Mileage - car(1)£196.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£196.20
Accommodation(10 claims)£7,951.72
Council tax(1)£4,093.21
20 Oct 2025Council tax associated costs 2025 to 2026
£4,093.21
Service charge & ground Rent(3)£2,687.00
3 Nov 2025Factor service charges 1 Oct 25 to 31 Mar 26
£1,180.00
24 Nov 2024the previous factoring bill was referred to [***] [***] [***] who confirmed that it could all be claimed under the IPSA scheme. [***][***][***]
£1,004.00
30 Sep 2025Factor charge - associated costs 1/7/25 to 30/9/25
£503.00
Insurance - buildings(3)£604.81
24 Nov 2024[***] [***] [***] claimed under the IPSA scheme. Case reference [***]
£274.00
3 Nov 2025Building Insurance 1 Oct 25 to 31 Mar 26
£193.81
30 Sep 2025Building Insurance Associated costs Jul-Sept 2025
£137.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£566.70
5 Oct 2025Landline & Broadband 5 Oct 25 - 4 Jan 26
£192.75
5 Jul 2025Broadband and landline 05/07/25 - 04/10/25
£192.75
5 Oct 2024Internet and landline for constituency home 5/10/24-4/1/25
£181.20
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£1,717.58
Rail(2)£1,717.58
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£880.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£836.88
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Lothian East: The Real Impact
The people Mr was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
2,071
Children in poverty
11.2% of children locally
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024
