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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 1 different votes 365 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
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 95% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
53 Aye 30 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 404 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 43 of 649
409
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
223
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
259
51.1 % of votes cast
186
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.9 % of votes cast
14
3.4 % 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

75
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Appearances
32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 650
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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

Housing
30 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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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