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Sir Julian Smith vs Sir Mel Stride

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


Voting alignment

Sir Julian Smith and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,558 shared comparable votes.

1,553 same votes 5 different votes 1,558 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
82 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
82 Aye 124 No
63 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No
101 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
101 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 56 shared votes
18 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
80 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 161 shared votes
79 Aye 82 No
82 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
82 Aye 124 No
63 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 164 shared votes
63 Aye 101 No
101 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
101 Aye 32 No
31 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
Participation
77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
884
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.4% of votes cast
953
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
954
51.6% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
117
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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

£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£259,624
15% above average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5% above average
5
5 registered categories
Registered interests
27
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Energy
61 of 70 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API