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Alistair Strathern vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 489 shared comparable votes.

489 same votes 0 different votes 489 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
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
32 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
32 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,403
1,631 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
673
48.0 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
730
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
1
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
1
-124.8 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above 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
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Work / Employment
61 of 65 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API