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Alistair Strathern vs Ruth Cadbury

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 Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Ruth Cadbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 477 shared comparable votes.

477 same votes 0 different votes 477 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
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 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
74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 320 of 650
580
732 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,759
2,349 eligible divisions
298
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
979
55.7 % of votes cast
282
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
780
44.3 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
Appearances
56
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Contributions
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 413 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
£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,505
30 % above 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
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Education
77 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API