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Graham Stringer vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South
vs
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 990 shared comparable votes.

741 same votes 249 different votes 990 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
24 Aye 66 No
Migration 100% aligned 90 shared votes
24 Aye 66 No
14 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 21 No
Trade 93% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 35% aligned 96 shared votes
58 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 13 No
Education 56% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
98 Aye 49 No
Tax 65% aligned 147 shared votes
92 Aye 55 No
12 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 68% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 27 No
Transport 76% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

57.8 %
15 % below average
Rank 590 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
683
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
681
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % of votes cast
112
8.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
191 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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