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Chris Law vs Alistair Strathern

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 57% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

112 same votes 84 different votes 196 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
1 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 0 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 26 No
Migration 94% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 12 shared votes
12 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 32 No
Tax 21% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 5 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 50% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
672
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
547
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 9 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

58
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
Appearances
60
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
67
-70.8 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Contributions
69
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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