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Alistair Strathern vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Chris Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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
48 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
48 Aye 43 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
602
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
308
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
294
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 649
Appearances
63
-20.7 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 649
75
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 649
Contributions
242
+96.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API