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Alistair Strathern vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Julia Lopez voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 431 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 422 different votes 431 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
7 Aye 26 No
Migration 12% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
68 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 107 shared votes
39 Aye 68 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 107 shared votes
39 Aye 68 No
22 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 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
83.4 %
11 % above average
Rank 135 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,747
2,094 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
838
48.0 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
909
52.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
32
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
41
-84.8 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Trade
77 of 85 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 287 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
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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