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Dr Allison Gardner vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Dr Allison Gardner and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 273 different votes 276 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 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 87 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
483
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
240
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
243
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
11
2.3 % 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

55
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
94
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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

£200,981
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£200,981
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
32 of 33 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Housing
30 of 31 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API