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Alistair Strathern vs Alice Macdonald

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 0 different votes 443 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
34 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
29 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
Participation
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 99 of 649
602
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
590 eligible divisions
308
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
48.8% of votes cast
294
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
256
51.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Appearances
30
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
73
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
Contributions
37
-106.5 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
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

Benefits
31 of 31 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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