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Mark Garnier vs Alan Strickland

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Alan Strickland voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 340 different votes 345 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
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 16 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
23 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
37 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

84.2 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 648
Participation
87.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 648
1,946
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
526 eligible divisions
946
48.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.4 % of votes cast
1,000
51.4 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.6 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
+9.6 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
Appearances
24
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 648
234
+125.1 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 648
Contributions
28
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
19
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 65 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
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
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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