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Alex Baker vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Alex Baker and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 0% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

1 same votes 241 different votes 242 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
1 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
235
53.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
201
46.1 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
11
2.5 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
88
-37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,028
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£175,028
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Education
43 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
52 of 61 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API