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Patricia Ferguson vs Sir Mel Stride

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
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Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 233 different votes 238 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
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
447
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
232
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
215
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
16
3.6 % 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

88
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 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

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
1
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
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