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Graham Stringer vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 38% of the time, based on 480 shared comparable votes.

181 same votes 299 different votes 480 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
7 Aye 4 No
Benefits 82% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 11 No
Trade 58% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 20 No
Migration 57% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 18 No
Defence 45% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 3 No
Energy 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
51 Aye 23 No
Tax 15% aligned 74 shared votes
30 Aye 44 No
7 Aye 7 No
Housing 29% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 5 No
Brexit / EU 33% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
15% below average
Rank 589 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,372
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
685
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
687
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
115
8.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
44
-101.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Housing
44 of 67 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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