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Catherine Atkinson vs Alan Strickland

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 414 shared comparable votes.

414 same votes 0 different votes 414 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 210 of 649
Participation
88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
590 eligible divisions
240
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
229
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
15
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 649
Appearances
33
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
Contributions
34
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8% below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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