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Alistair Strathern vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Kim Johnson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 458 shared comparable votes.

447 same votes 11 different votes 458 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
60 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 8 No
Benefits 75% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
60 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 97 shared votes
60 Aye 37 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

79.6%
7% above average
Rank 208 of 650
Participation
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 426 of 650
638
802 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,186
1,701 eligible divisions
328
51.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
606
51.1% of votes cast
310
48.6% of votes cast
No votes
580
48.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

88
-6.5 vs Commons average
Rank 271 of 650
Appearances
102
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
100
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
Contributions
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
#2
Transport
56 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API