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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 0 different votes 324 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
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
37 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
759 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
308
51.2% of votes cast
179
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
294
48.8% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

101
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Appearances
66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
218
+72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
75
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Housing
23 of 32 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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