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Graham Stringer vs Priti Patel

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 Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Priti Patel voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 904 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 769 different votes 904 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
42 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 69% aligned 99 shared votes
35 Aye 64 No
23 Aye 25 No
Trade 10% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 27 No
Transport 10% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 17 No
Defence 8% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 59 No
Migration 5% aligned 79 shared votes
55 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 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 591 of 649
Participation
61.8%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,364
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,462
2,366 eligible divisions
683
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
45.5% of votes cast
681
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
54.5% of votes cast
112
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

56
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
42
-95.1 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 649
Contributions
91
-46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 348 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
£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£244,429
8% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Housing
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
217 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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