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James Naish vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of James Naish
James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

James Naish and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 231 different votes 234 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
9 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
4 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
415
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
206
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
209
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
9
2.2 % 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

124
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
152
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
16
6 registered categories
Registered interests
17
6 registered categories
1
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API