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Alistair Strathern vs Ben Coleman

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


Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ben Coleman voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 13 different votes 384 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
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
43 Aye 32 No
27 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 206 of 650
Participation
67.1%
5% below average
Rank 471 of 650
641
805 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
636 eligible divisions
329
51.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
230
53.9% of votes cast
312
48.7% of votes cast
No votes
197
46.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

94
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
50
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
104
-65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Contributions
87
-82.2 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Benefits
33 of 33 votes
#1
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 42 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Benefits
26 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API