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Gareth Snell vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Gareth Snell
Gareth Snell
Lab Stoke-on-Trent Central
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Gareth Snell and Alan Strickland voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 494 shared comparable votes.

491 same votes 3 different votes 494 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
55 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
55 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
55 Aye 44 No
30 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
15% above average
Rank 55 of 650
Participation
88.4%
16% above average
Rank 37 of 650
539
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
548
620 eligible divisions
263
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
272
49.6% of votes cast
276
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.4% of votes cast
2
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

197
+107.0 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
Appearances
38
-52.0 vs Commons average
Rank 527 of 650
298
+141.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Contributions
39
-117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£797,891
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£176,059
22% below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Transport
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API