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Alistair Strathern vs Jeff 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 Jeff Smith
Jeff Smith
Lab Manchester Withington

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Jeff Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 532 shared comparable votes.

532 same votes 0 different votes 532 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
63 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
63 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
63 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 27 No
Migration 100% aligned 35 shared votes
8 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,873
2,349 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,020
54.5 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
853
45.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
34
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
47
-78.8 vs Commons average
Rank 493 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
£2,112,426
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£284,126
26 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 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