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Graham Stringer vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 278 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 4 different votes 278 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
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
36 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
36 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 75 of 649
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
683
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
248
50.1 % of votes cast
681
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
247
49.9 % of votes cast
112
8.2 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
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