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Alistair Strathern vs Mr Mark Francois

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
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Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 333 different votes 336 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 20 No
Migration 7% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 1% aligned 83 shared votes
32 Aye 51 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,594
2,349 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
742
46.5 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
852
53.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
313
+187.2 vs Commons average
Rank 42 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 70 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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