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Graham Stringer vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 5 different votes 302 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 1 No
Benefits 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 22 No
Defence 89% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
38 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
38 Aye 31 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
Participation
83.5%
11% above average
Rank 120 of 650
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
531
636 eligible divisions
705
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
259
48.8% of votes cast
697
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
272
51.2% of votes cast
115
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
104
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 650
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
152
-15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 247 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
65 of 98 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
32 of 33 votes
Housing
45 of 68 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API