Alistair Strathern

MP since 19 Oct 2023

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

602

Votes Cast

£295,499

Expenses 2024-25

8,109

Majority

43.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£295,499

Staffing£247,781
Office£35,937
Accommodation£6,794
Travel£4,816
Other£171

Year-on-Year

2024-25£295,499
2023-24£83,905

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 52,510 voters

Labour
23,067 votes43.9%
Conservative
14,958 votes28.5%
Reform UK
6,760 votes12.9%
Liberal Democrat
4,913 votes9.4%
Green Party
2,631 votes5.0%
Christian Peoples Alliance
181 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

89

Written Questions

22

Oral Questions

141

Debates Spoken In

208

Speeches

507

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

I hold share options in OakNorth Holdings Limited that are below the threshold for registration. (Registered 17 November 2023)

Registered 17 November 2023

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alistair in Parliament

Postnatal Depression

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many cases of postnatal depression involved (a) engagement with and (b) mental health assessment of the woman’s partner by the relevant se

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Apr 2025

Medical Records: Babies

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that NHS services (a) engage with new fathers and (b) record their details alongside the mothers

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care8 Apr 2025

Internet: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the safety of children online.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology20 Mar 2025

Environment Protection: New Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to support climate technology start-ups.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero29 Jan 2025

Heat Pumps: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department's proposals for planning restrictions on heat pumps will be implemented.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government14 Jan 2025

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department plans to take to reduce the backlog in driving tests.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport10 Dec 2024

Unadopted Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support her Department provides to highways authorities to (a) adopt and (b) repair and (c)upgrade (i) unadopted and (ii) ownerless roads that form ke

AnsweredDepartment for Transport28 Nov 2024

Birds of Prey: Rodenticides

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Rodenticide Stewardship Scheme on bird species populations and their h

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs25 Nov 2024

Nutrition: Curriculum

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on enhancing (a) diet and (b) nutrition education in the scho

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Nov 2024

Telecommunications: Power Failures

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to improve the resilience of local telecommunications networks through power outages.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology12 Nov 2024
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