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Alan Strickland vs Graham Stringer

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

Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
vs
Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Alan Strickland and Graham Stringer voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 8 different votes 330 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
47 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 18 No
Defence 89% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
47 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
47 Aye 36 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 33 of 650
Participation
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
564
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
283
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
50.3% of votes cast
281
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.7% of votes cast
12
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

40
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
65
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
41
-126.1 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£174,611
23% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Housing
33 of 33 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Transport
32 of 32 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API