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Alan Strickland vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 476 shared comparable votes.

476 same votes 0 different votes 476 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
57 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
57 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
559
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
631 eligible divisions
280
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
48.7% of votes cast
279
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
270
51.3% of votes cast
12
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

36
-58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Appearances
105
+11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
37
-126.8 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Contributions
153
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 238 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
31 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
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
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API