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Jess Asato vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Jess Asato
Jess Asato
Lab Lowestoft
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Jess Asato and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 255 different votes 259 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
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

79.3 %
7 % above average
Rank 214 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
456
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
225
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
231
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

22
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 576 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 586 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

£194,965
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£194,965
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
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

Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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
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 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
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
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
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