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Chris Elmore vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 443 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 0 different votes 443 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
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
54 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
54 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 248 of 647
Participation
79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 647
1,776
2,264 eligible divisions
Total votes
555
698 eligible divisions
981
55.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
289
52.1 % of votes cast
795
44.8 % of votes cast
No votes
266
47.9 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
10 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 7 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

21
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 647
Appearances
53
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 647
87
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 647
Contributions
62
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 25 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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 Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API