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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 372 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 367 different votes 372 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
39 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 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 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 43 of 649
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
962
48.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
259
51.1 % of votes cast
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
No votes
248
48.9 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

80
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
Appearances
32
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 535 of 649
248
+110.2 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Contributions
35
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649

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
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
4
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
86 of 91 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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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