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Johanna Baxter vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Johanna Baxter and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 290 different votes 292 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 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.5 %
15 % above average
Rank 53 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
503
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
255
50.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
248
49.3 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % 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

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
133
-5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 208 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

£135,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£135,214
40 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
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
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
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