Compare

Josh Dean vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Josh Dean
Josh Dean
Lab Hertford and Stortford
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Josh Dean and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

452 same votes 1 different votes 453 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
60 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
60 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
60 Aye 41 No
29 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

93.3 %
21 % above average
Rank 7 of 650
Participation
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 650
517
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
571
723 eligible divisions
259
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
292
51.1 % of votes cast
258
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
279
48.9 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

49
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Appearances
58
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
54
-65.6 vs Commons average
Rank 455 of 650
Contributions
67
-52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£169,396
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£169,396
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
8 of 8 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Energy
21 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API