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Alan Strickland vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 407 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 0 different votes 407 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
Participation
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 649
520
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,745
2,376 eligible divisions
260
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
985
56.4% of votes cast
260
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
760
43.6% of votes cast
12
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
Appearances
130
+47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
34
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649
Contributions
202
+58.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
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
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API