Voting Record — Graham Stringer MP, Manchester, Blackley (10576)

Graham Stringer

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Lab	14 votes out of 898, 1.6%	898 votes out of 1288, 69.7%	1 time
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Lab	12 votes out of 867, 1.4%	867 votes out of 1246, 69.6%	34 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Lab	6 votes out of 959, 0.6%	959 votes out of 1273, 75.3%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Graham Stringer	Lab Vote	Rôle
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
30 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
15 May 2024	Stopped being Member, Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
8 May 2024	Became Member, Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
14 Nov 2023	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
8 Mar 2023	Stopped being Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee
1 Mar 2023	Became Member, Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill Committee
5 Jan 2022	Stopped being Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee
15 Dec 2021	Became Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
2 Mar 2020	Became Member, Foreign Affairs Committee
15 Jan 2020	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
6 Nov 2019	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Transport Committee
11 Sep 2017	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
22 Jun 2017	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, Panel of Chairs
3 May 2017	Stopped being Member, European Scrutiny Committee
16 Jul 2015	Became Member, European Scrutiny Committee
13 Jul 2015	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
8 Jul 2015	Became Member, Transport Committee
25 Jun 2015	Became Member, Panel of Chairs
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
30 Mar 2015	Stopped being Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
24 Feb 2014	Stopped being Member, Justice Committee
4 Nov 2013	Became Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee
21 Jan 2013	Became Member, Justice Committee
18 Jul 2011	Became Member, Transport Committee
12 Jul 2010	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Transport Committee
6 May 2010	Stopped being Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee
1 Oct 2009	Became Member, Commons Science and Technology Committee
30 Sep 2009	Stopped being Member, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Regional Accountability — Set up regional select committees	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Nov 2008	Business of the House — Regional Accountability	minority	no	Rebel
10 Mar 2008	Became Member, Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum (No. 2) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Mar 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Referendum — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Commons timetable for debate	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Amendment to proposed Commons timetable for debate — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	21 Jan 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Second Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
30 Oct 2007	Stopped being Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain Nuclear Deterrent Beyond Existing System	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2007	Trident Replacement — Maintain the UK Nuclear Deterrent Beyond the Life of The Existing System	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Support for bicameral Parliament	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	2 Mar 2007	The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.	tellno	no	Teller
27 Nov 2006	Became Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Commons	29 Nov 2005	Representation of the People (Reduction of Voting Age)	Majority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Graham Stringer	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Modernisation of the House of Commons	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	26 Oct 2004	Removal of References to Strangers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Declaration of War	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2003	Iraq — Case for war not established — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 1 (Fully Appointed) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — House of Lords to be abolished — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	29 Oct 2002	Start Sittings of the House of Commons at 11.30 am rather than 14.30 on Tuesdays	minority	aye	Rebel
22 Jul 2002	Became Member, Transport Committee
29 May 2002	Stopped being The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
Commons	22 May 2002	National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill — New Clause	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 May 2002	Special Educational Needs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 May 2002	Special Educational Needs	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 May 2002	Post Office Closures — Deep concern — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Payment for Chairmen	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 May 2002	Modernisation of the House of Commons — SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 1)	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Clause 26 — Charge and rates for 2002–03	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2002	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2002	Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Apr 2002	Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programme) — Subsequent stages	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — Schedule 3 — Commonhold association	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 3 — Consent	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 17 — Judgement creditor of commonhold association	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2002	Office of Communications Bill [Lords] — New Clause 4 — OFCOM offices in Wales and Scotland	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Feb 2002	Proceeds of Crime Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 6 — Making of order	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Feb 2002	Proceeds of Crime Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — Disposal of family home: England and Wales	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Feb 2002	Education Bill — Power of school to innovate without permission of the Secretary of State — rejected	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Jan 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2002	Railways	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2002	Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill — [Sir Alan Haselhurst in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Extension of amnesty period	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Reinstating Clause 39 — Religious hatred offences	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Government Amendments	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clause 1 — Forfeiture of Terrorist Cash	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Nov 2001	Stakeholder Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Nov 2001	Stakeholder Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Oct 2001	Student Finance	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 Jul 2001	International Development	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2001	European Communities (Amendment) Bill — New Clause 7 — Western European Union and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Jul 2001	European Communities (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	12 Jul 2001	Post-16 Education	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
12 Jun 2001	Became The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
7 Jun 2001	Stopped being Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office),
House	Date	Subject	Graham Stringer	Lab Vote	Rôle
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	minority	no	Rebel
13 Dec 1999	Stopped being Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee
9 Nov 1999	Became Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office),
Commons	2 Nov 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Jul 1999	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
14 Jul 1997	Became Member, Environment, Transport & Regional Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
14%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
6%	Academy Schools - for
84%	Action to prevent domestic violence and abuse
45%	Action to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
84%	Additional Rate of Income Tax - Increase
50%	Against On-Shore Wind Turbines
84%	Apprenticeships
25%	Assisted Dying
45%	Asylum System - More strict
21%	Authorised Criminal Conduct by Undercover Sources
31%	Balance the Budget Without Borrowing
100%	Ban fox hunting
85%	Bankers' Bonus Tax
25%	Brexit veto for Scotland, Wales and NI
42%	Business and community control of schools: For
25%	Cap or Reduce Public Sector Redundancy Payments
0%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16%	Closed Material Proceedure
26%	Coalition Programme for Government - For
86%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
13%	Cull Badgers
0%	Decamp from Palace of Westminister During Works
49%	Delegate more powers to government ministers
75%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
14%	Deprivation of Citizenship - Easier to Do
75%	Do more to help refugees inclding children
82%	Easier access to abortion
20%	Employee Shareholder Status
59%	Employment rights
15%	Encourage and incentivise saving
0%	End support for some 16-18 yr olds in education
77%	Energy Prices - More Affordable
0%	English Votes on English Laws etc.
100%	Environmental water quality
11%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency - for
43%	European Union Integration - For
12%	Excess Bedroom Benefit Reduction - Social Tenants
3%	Extend Right to Buy to Housing Associations
64%	Fire Safety
51%	Fixed Term Parliaments
19%	For the UK to Remain a Member of the EU
100%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
100%	Fox hunting - Ban
61%	Free Market Within United Kingdom
10%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
17%	Fully Elected House of Lords
59%	Further devolution to Northern Ireland
56%	Further devolution to Scotland
59%	Further devolution to Wales
53%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
0%	GP Commissioning in the NHS
100%	Heathrow Third Runway - In Favour
86%	Higher Benefits for Ill and Disabled
100%	Higher Pay for Public Sector Workers
25%	Higher taxes on alcoholic drinks
56%	Higher taxes on banks
25%	Higher taxes on sugary drinks
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
89%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
89%	HS2 - In Favour
63%	Human Rights and Equality
92%	Identity cards - For introduction
52%	Imported Goods Must Equal UK Standards
50%	In Favour of Mass Surveillance
50%	Incentivise Low Carbon Electricity Generation
67%	Incentivise membership of press regulator
21%	Increase Air Passenger Duty
24%	Increase the income tax - tax free allowance
0%	Increase the state pension age
19%	Increase VAT
67%	Inheritance Tax
23%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
46%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
83%	Jobs Guarantee for Long Term Young Unemployed
93%	Labour's Terrorism laws - For
100%	Limit NHS Foundation Trust Private Patient Income
0%	Localise Council Tax Support
40%	Lower taxes on petrol & diesel for motor vehicles
10%	Make High Earners Pay Market Rent for Council Home
52%	Make it easier to trigger a new election for an MP
75%	Mansion Tax
81%	Mass Retention of Communications Data
40%	Measures to reduce tax avoidance.
100%	Member trustees on pension boards
0%	Merge Police and Fire under Police & Crime Cmmr
0%	Military Action against Daesh / ISIL
77%	Minimum Wage
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	More Emergency Service Workers
75%	More funds for social care
69%	More powers for local councils
100%	More restrictive planning laws
0%	MPs decide if to approve a withdrawal agreeement
18%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
88%	Nuclear power - For
67%	Openness and Transparency - In Favour
42%	Pension auto-enrolment - For
10%	Phase out of Tenancies for Life
16%	Police and Crime Commissioners
94%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
6%	Post office closures - against
38%	Preserve Environmental Protection on EU Withdrawal
100%	Prevent abuse of zero hours contracts
15%	Privatise Royal Mail
21%	Promote Occupational Pensions
24%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
55%	Protect tenants & leasholders from safety costs
18%	Protesting near Parliament - Restrict
99%	Public Ownership of Railways
87%	Rail Fares - Lower
46%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
14%	Reduce capital gains tax
10%	Reduce central funding for local government
80%	Reduce max amount people may be charged for care
11%	Reduce Spending on Welfare Benefits
50%	Reduce taxes on domestic property transactions
18%	Reduce the rate of Corporation Tax
30%	Reducing the number of MPs - for
1%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
13%	Referendum on any EU withdrawal arrangements
73%	Referendum on UK's EU membership -For -Pre 2016
46%	Referendums for Directly Elected City Mayors
52%	Register of Lobbyists
99%	Regulate letting agent fees
63%	Regulation of Shale Gas Extraction
82%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
0%	Replace Higher Education Grants with Loans
88%	Require Pub Companies to Offer Rent Only Leases
1%	Require voters to show photo ID before voting
22%	Restrict 3rd party campaigners during elections
9%	Restrict Scope of Legal Aid
100%	Retain funds from council house sales locally
19%	Retention of Business Rates by Local Government
29%	Right for EU Citizens in the UK to Stay
50%	Right to strike
48%	Role of MPs in the House of Commons - Strengthen
97%	Same Sex Marriage - for
12%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Sell England's Public Forests
75%	Smoking ban - In favour
99%	State control of bus services
62%	Stop climate change
70%	Support current and former armed service members
31%	Tax Incentives for Companies Investing in Assets
100%	Teach children about drugs, sexuality and health
1%	Termination of pregnancy - against
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
17%	Tougher on illegal immigration
10%	Trade Unions - Restrict
8%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
14%	Trident replacement - In favour
0%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
7%	University education fees - Should be free
63%	University Tuition Fees - For
15%	Use of UK Military Forces Overseas
35%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
42%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary
86%	Welfare benefits ought rise in line with prices
93%	Woman's pension age increase - slow transition

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-2010, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
99.2%	Tony Blair	Sedgefield	Lab
98.4%	Gordon Brown	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath	Lab
98.1%	Kim Howells	Pontypridd	Lab
97.8%	Paul Truswell	Pudsey	Lab
97.6%	Michael Wills	North Swindon	Lab

Voting Record — Graham Stringer MP, Manchester, Blackley (10576)

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