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David Reed vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

David Reed and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 289 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 282 different votes 289 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
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
43 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
13 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.1 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
357
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
181
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
176
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
285
48.4 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

107
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
166
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Contributions
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
15
4 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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