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Tony Vaughan vs Alistair Strathern

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Alistair Strathern voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 397 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 0 different votes 397 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
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
54 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.2 %
8 % above average
Rank 180 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 218 of 650
457
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
580
732 eligible divisions
230
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
298
51.4 % of votes cast
227
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
282
48.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023

Debates

43
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
61
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Contributions
70
-55.8 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£379,404
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£295,499
31 % above average
10
5 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Benefits
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
Energy
19 of 20 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API