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Sarah Smith vs Graham Stringer

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Graham Stringer voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 9 different votes 265 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
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Migration 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 85% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
50.3% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.7% of votes cast
14
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 333 of 650
Appearances
66
-31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
99
-70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
Contributions
46
-123.2 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
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