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Portrait of Alistair Strathern

Alistair Strathern

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Hitchin · in Parliament since 19 October 2023

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 6004

Email: alistair.strathern.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 01462 372024

Email: alistair.strathern.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
79.5%
636 of 800 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
283
in the 7 year window
Written questions
251
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Alistair Strathern is the Labour MP for Hitchin, and has been an MP continually since 19 October 2023.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Hitchin4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Mid Bedfordshire19 October 202330 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour19 October 2023Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
79.5%
Eligible divisions
800
Divisions voted
636

199th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Alistair Strathern voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%20232024202520262023: 78.6%78.6%2024: 66.5%66.5%2025: 85.4%85.4%2026: 82.6%82.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236195 82.6%
2025322275 85.4%
2024200133 66.5%
20234233 78.6%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th16995 56.2%
59th631541 85.7%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
283
Written questions
251
Oral questions
33
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 304th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Alistair Strathern: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002023: 818120232024: 12112120242025: 282820252026: 21212026
Oral questions per year
Alistair Strathern: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202023: 6620232024: 141420242025: 8820252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 69 43 21 5 0 1 0
2025 94 71 28 8 0 1 0
2024 101 71 121 14 0 0 0
2023 19 12 81 6 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

6 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
283
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
197
distinct debates

369th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Alistair Strathern: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002023: 191920232024: 10110120242025: 949420252026: 69692026
Debates participated in per year
Alistair Strathern: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002023: 121220232024: 717120242025: 717120252026: 43432026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2023

    • – Became MP for Mid Bedfordshire
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 2024

    • – Became MP for Hitchin

Constituency: Hitchin

Hitchin constituency boundary
Area
226.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 8,109
Electorate
75,877 · turnout 69.2%
Postcode areas
AL4, LU2, SG1, SG15, SG16, SG17, SG18, SG4, SG5, SG6

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.