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Mark Garnier vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Graham Stringer voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 1,170 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 1,033 different votes 1,170 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 63 No
Brexit / EU 63% aligned 105 shared votes
45 Aye 60 No
29 Aye 22 No
Transport 10% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
9 Aye 14 No
Benefits 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 27 No
Trade 8% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 8% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 12 No
Energy 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 592 of 649
1,982
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,373 eligible divisions
967
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
1,015
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
685
50.0% of votes cast
23
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
113
8.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

76
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
Appearances
55
-25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 649
134
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 649
Contributions
43
-97.6 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
44 of 66 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
47 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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