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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.
Voting alignment
Melanie Ward and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.
2 same votes
229 different votes
231 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
76.0 %
3 % above average
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
428
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
214
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
214
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % 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
69
-1.9 vs Commons average
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
87
-38.8 vs Commons average
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
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
17
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026
24 Jun 2026
No
Aye
No
Where they voted the same
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API