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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
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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 233 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 231 different votes 233 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
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
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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

75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 295 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
436
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
218
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
218
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % 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

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
94
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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

£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
6
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

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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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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