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Alistair Strathern vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and David Davis voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 305 different votes 319 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
2 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 10% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 25 No
Migration 9% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
47 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 20 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
20 Aye 47 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
602
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
308
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
294
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
18 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
75
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Contributions
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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