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Graham Stringer vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and James Murray voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 858 shared comparable votes.

835 same votes 23 different votes 858 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
88 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
88 Aye 52 No
28 Aye 75 No
Migration 100% aligned 103 shared votes
28 Aye 75 No
27 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 83% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 90% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
42 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 108 shared votes
43 Aye 65 No
88 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
88 Aye 52 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
73.8%
1% above average
Rank 334 of 650
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
1,704 eligible divisions
705
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
53.1% of votes cast
697
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
590
46.9% of votes cast
115
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
109
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
45
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
801
+634.6 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
Transport
65 of 98 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 55 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Housing
45 of 68 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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