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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 479 shared comparable votes.

479 same votes 0 different votes 479 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
28 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
54 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 29 No
Migration 100% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 650
Participation
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 209 of 650
1,824
2,362 eligible divisions
Total votes
633
796 eligible divisions
1,002
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
326
51.5% of votes cast
822
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
307
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
10 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

45
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 504 of 650
Appearances
87
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 650
240
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
99
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650

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
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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 62 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 55 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 78 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 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 Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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