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David Baines vs Graham Stringer

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

Photograph of David Baines
David Baines
Lab St Helens North
vs
Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

David Baines and Graham Stringer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 267 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 7 different votes 267 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
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 100% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 85% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
38 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 457 of 650
Participation
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
432
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
212
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
50.3% of votes cast
220
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.7% of votes cast
15
3.5% 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

24
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
25
-144.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£136,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£136,662
40% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
3
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

Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 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
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
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