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Graham Stringer vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Ian Byrne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 825 shared comparable votes.

803 same votes 22 different votes 825 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
77 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
77 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 22 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 20 No
Defence 92% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
51 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 110 shared votes
51 Aye 59 No
26 Aye 7 No
Education 97% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 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
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 650
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,704 eligible divisions
705
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
697
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
115
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
Appearances
63
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
45
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
111
-55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
65 of 98 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Housing
45 of 68 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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