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Alan Strickland vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 214 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 210 different votes 214 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
11 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 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 44 of 649
Participation
66.2 %
6 % below average
Rank 500 of 649
500
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,558
2,354 eligible divisions
256
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
731
46.9 % of votes cast
244
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
827
53.1 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 649
Appearances
6
-68.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
32
-100.0 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649
Contributions
11
-121.0 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
13
3 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
173 of 211 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Trade
72 of 89 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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