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Alistair Strathern vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
47 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 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 216 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
584
737 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
568 eligible divisions
302
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
51.9 % of votes cast
282
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649
Appearances
47
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
72
-60.0 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Contributions
67
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 420 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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