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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 497 shared comparable votes.

497 same votes 0 different votes 497 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
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 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
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
67 Aye 39 No
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 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
9 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
2% above average
Rank 311 of 649
Participation
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 217 of 649
1,781
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
602
759 eligible divisions
990
55.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
308
51.2% of votes cast
791
44.4% of votes cast
No votes
294
48.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 10 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

65
-17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 649
Appearances
63
-19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
73
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 649

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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Education
78 of 96 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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