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Chris Coghlan vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Chris Coghlan and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 159 shared comparable votes.

133 same votes 26 different votes 159 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
7 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
28 Aye 21 No
Tax 94% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 2 No
Benefits 50% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
291
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
170
58.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
121
41.6 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

51
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
65
-60.8 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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

£188,989
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£188,989
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Education
32 of 49 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sep 2025
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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