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Graham Stringer vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Graham Stringer and Tim Farron voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 943 shared comparable votes.

687 same votes 256 different votes 943 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
22 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
24 Aye 72 No
Migration 97% aligned 96 shared votes
25 Aye 71 No
21 Aye 19 No
Trade 95% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 37% aligned 98 shared votes
61 Aye 37 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 58% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
76 Aye 44 No
Tax 59% aligned 120 shared votes
75 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 19 No
Defence 62% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 13 No
Housing 65% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 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
62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
1,364
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
683
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
811
54.7 % of votes cast
681
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
671
45.3 % of votes cast
112
8.2 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
42
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 of 650
Contributions
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£160,334
29 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
24
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
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Housing
44 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
47 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 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
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