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Alistair Strathern vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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

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Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
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Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 479 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 466 different votes 479 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
3 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 25 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Transport 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 106 shared votes
38 Aye 68 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 223 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 136 of 649
584
739 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,957
2,356 eligible divisions
302
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
933
47.7 % of votes cast
282
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,024
52.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

62
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 649
Appearances
212
+136.7 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 649
71
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 649
Contributions
258
+124.2 vs Commons average
Rank 67 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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