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Greg Smith vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 513 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 503 different votes 513 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
6 Aye 18 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
26 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 9 No
Migration 3% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
36 Aye 62 No
Tax 1% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,496
1,687 eligible divisions
Total votes
625
788 eligible divisions
731
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
318
50.9% of votes cast
765
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.1% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

231
+141.0 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
80
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 650
291
+134.4 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
90
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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