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Jake Richards vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
19 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 378 of 649
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
414
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
589
744 eligible divisions
217
52.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
304
51.6 % of votes cast
197
47.6 % 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, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

61
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 649
Appearances
61
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
204
+66.4 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
70
-67.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
4
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Energy
24 of 25 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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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