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Ruth Cadbury vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 514 shared comparable votes.

514 same votes 0 different votes 514 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
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
19 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
3% above average
Rank 310 of 650
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 650
1,802
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
626
789 eligible divisions
1,000
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
319
51.0% of votes cast
802
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
307
49.0% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
3 years, 0 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
85
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
87
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
96
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31% above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
181 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Transport
79 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
12 of 12 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#4
Energy
24 of 25 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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