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Brian Mathew vs Graham Stringer

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Graham Stringer voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 173 different votes 218 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
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 41% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 7 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 33% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 6% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
57.8%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 650
393
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,380
2,387 eligible divisions
199
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
690
50.0% of votes cast
194
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
690
50.0% of votes cast
13
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

83
-2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
56
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
93
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
44
-105.1 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
4
3 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 70 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
154 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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