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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 870 shared comparable votes.

851 same votes 19 different votes 870 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
74 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
74 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 79 No
Migration 100% aligned 99 shared votes
20 Aye 79 No
11 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 25 No
Defence 93% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 11 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
57 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 122 shared votes
58 Aye 64 No
74 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
74 Aye 50 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
683
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
681
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
112
8.2 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
78
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
51 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 67 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 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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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