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Graham Stringer vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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
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Photograph of Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 8 different votes 247 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
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 17 No
Defence 88% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
38 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 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 589 of 649
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,372
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
590 eligible divisions
685
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
207
51.0% of votes cast
687
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
199
49.0% of votes cast
115
8.4% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 649
Appearances
40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
44
-101.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Contributions
46
-99.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Housing
44 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
23 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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