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Chris Bryant vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

301 same votes 0 different votes 301 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
46 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
46 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 648
Participation
79.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 648
1,544
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
695 eligible divisions
886
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.4 % of votes cast
658
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
263
47.6 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

50
-10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 648
233
+124.1 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 648
Contributions
63
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
6
3 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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Trade
72 of 88 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
47 of 59 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API