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Graham Stringer vs Ashley Dalton

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

Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

367 same votes 3 different votes 370 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
16 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
16 Aye 55 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Benefits 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
16 Aye 55 No
40 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
577
913 eligible divisions
683
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
275
47.7 % of votes cast
681
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
302
52.3 % of votes cast
112
8.2 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
102
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Migration
123 of 171 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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