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Helen Hayes vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,497 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 1,431 different votes 1,497 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
23 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
74 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 140 shared votes
72 Aye 68 No
15 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
113 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 184 shared votes
71 Aye 113 No
15 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 53 shared votes
19 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
21 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
4
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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