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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

389 same votes 0 different votes 389 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
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
Participation
88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
435
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
590 eligible divisions
227
52.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
208
47.8% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
14
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

72
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Appearances
33
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
34
-111.9 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8% above average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below average
4
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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API