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Graham Stringer vs Mike Martin

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 Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Mike Martin voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 198 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 164 different votes 198 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
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 38% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 19 No
Tax 7% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 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 591 of 649
Participation
58.6%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 649
1,364
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
580 eligible divisions
683
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
55.6% of votes cast
681
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
151
44.4% of votes cast
112
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
111
+32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 649
42
-95.1 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
147
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
41
5 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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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