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Alistair Strathern vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Greg Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 472 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 463 different votes 472 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
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 28 No
Migration 3% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
61 Aye 37 No
Tax 1% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 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 218 of 650
Participation
88.9 %
16 % above average
Rank 33 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,450
1,631 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
707
48.8 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
743
51.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % 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
187
+116.1 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
259
+133.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
63 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 51 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Migration
148 of 152 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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