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Alan Strickland vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 422 shared comparable votes.

422 same votes 0 different votes 422 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.0 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 650
Participation
76.4 %
4 % above average
Rank 281 of 650
491
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,344 eligible divisions
250
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.8 % of votes cast
241
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
773
43.2 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Appearances
39
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
31
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Contributions
72
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 386 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Transport
26 of 26 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API