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Richard Burgon vs Sir Mel Stride

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

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Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
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Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,524 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,457 different votes 1,524 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
23 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 19 No
Education 8% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
110 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 176 shared votes
69 Aye 107 No
37 Aye 106 No
Migration 3% aligned 143 shared votes
104 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 22 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 21 No
Energy 0% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
48.4 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
951
51.6 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
Appearances
28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
90
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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