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Graham Stringer vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 759 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 717 different votes 759 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
2 Aye 11 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 13 No
Defence 10% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
43 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No
16 Aye 3 No
Energy 5% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 9 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

58.0 %
15 % below average
Rank 594 of 648
Participation
80.2 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 648
1,342
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,278
1,594 eligible divisions
676
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
624
48.8 % of votes cast
666
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
654
51.2 % of votes cast
112
8.3 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

47
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 648
Appearances
48
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 648
33
-74.9 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 648
Contributions
60
-47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
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
121 of 169 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Transport
62 of 87 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 58 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 50 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
46 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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