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Graham Stringer vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Olivia Blake voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 863 shared comparable votes.

839 same votes 24 different votes 863 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
79 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 128 shared votes
79 Aye 49 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Defence 90% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
28 Aye 82 No
Migration 98% aligned 110 shared votes
30 Aye 80 No
32 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 97 shared votes
33 Aye 64 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
74.5%
2% above average
Rank 318 of 650
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,704 eligible divisions
705
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
52.6% of votes cast
697
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
602
47.4% of votes cast
115
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% 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
35
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
45
-121.4 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650
Contributions
40
-126.4 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Transport
65 of 98 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Housing
45 of 68 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 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
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API