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Melanie Ward vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Melanie Ward
Melanie Ward
Lab Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
vs
Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Melanie Ward and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 237 different votes 240 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
2 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 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

76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
449
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
220
49.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.4% of votes cast
229
51.0% of votes cast
No votes
954
51.6% of votes cast
14
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,558
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£195,558
14% below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5% above average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
27
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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 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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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