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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 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 43 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
225
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
259
51.1 % of votes cast
196
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.9 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Contributions
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650

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
0
0 registered categories
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
31 of 31 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
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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