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Graham Stringer vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 1,114 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 959 different votes 1,114 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
46 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 66% aligned 105 shared votes
36 Aye 69 No
24 Aye 25 No
Trade 18% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 31 No
Transport 10% aligned 51 shared votes
28 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 21 No
Defence 7% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

57.7%
14% below average
Rank 577 of 649
Participation
79.6%
8% above average
Rank 202 of 649
1,366
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,368 eligible divisions
683
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
893
47.3% of votes cast
683
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
993
52.7% of votes cast
112
8.2% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

57
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
Appearances
119
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 649
43
-96.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 649
Contributions
184
+44.6 vs Commons average
Rank 143 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
205 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
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