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Alan Strickland vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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
vs
Photograph of Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 313 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 306 different votes 313 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
18 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
44 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
39 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 3 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.1 %
15 % above average
Rank 45 of 650
Participation
77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 650
496
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,828
2,349 eligible divisions
252
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.8 % of votes cast
244
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
936
51.2 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 650
Appearances
63
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 650
31
-94.5 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Contributions
82
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 350 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
7
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 89 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
148 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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