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Alistair Strathern vs Pam Cox

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 Pam Cox
Pam Cox
Lab Colchester

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Pam Cox voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 417 shared comparable votes.

417 same votes 0 different votes 417 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
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
58 Aye 37 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 650
Participation
86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 650
575
727 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
558 eligible divisions
296
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
50.1 % of votes cast
279
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
240
49.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
50
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650
71
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Contributions
65
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£158,740
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£158,740
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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
Transport
26 of 26 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
21 of 22 votes
#5
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API