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Graham Stringer vs Helen Grant

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 Helen Grant
Helen Grant
Con Maidstone and Malling

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Helen Grant voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 1,031 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 896 different votes 1,031 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
46 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 63% aligned 104 shared votes
41 Aye 63 No
25 Aye 25 No
Trade 10% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 27 No
Transport 9% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 10 No
Benefits 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 20 No
Defence 8% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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 592 of 649
Participation
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 338 of 649
1,369
2,372 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,749
2,372 eligible divisions
684
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
826
47.2% of votes cast
685
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
923
52.8% of votes cast
113
8.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

58
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
16
-64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 of 649
44
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 649
Contributions
27
-113.5 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,650,269
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£276,159
22% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
54 of 60 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
59 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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