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Graham Stringer vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Paula Barker voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 905 shared comparable votes.

883 same votes 22 different votes 905 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
81 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
81 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
20 Aye 79 No
14 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 14 No
Trade 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Defence 93% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
58 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 126 shared votes
59 Aye 67 No
81 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
81 Aye 50 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
79.5%
7% above average
Rank 213 of 650
1,400
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,350
1,699 eligible divisions
703
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
52.1% of votes cast
697
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
647
47.9% of votes cast
115
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Transport
65 of 98 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
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
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
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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