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Alistair Strathern vs Joe Robertson

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 Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Joe Robertson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 369 different votes 376 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
38 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 94 shared votes
38 Aye 56 No
19 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 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
75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 316 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
563 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
44.8 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
233
55.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
139
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
226
+100.2 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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