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Alan Strickland vs Alicia Kearns

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 321 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 314 different votes 321 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 650
559
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,184
1,699 eligible divisions
280
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
589
49.7% of votes cast
279
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
595
50.3% of votes cast
12
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

38
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
160
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
39
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650
Contributions
241
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Transport
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 178 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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