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Sir Mel Stride vs Afzal Khan

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

Photograph of Sir Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
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Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Afzal Khan voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,315 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 1,256 different votes 1,315 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
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
64 Aye 95 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 159 shared votes
95 Aye 64 No
15 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 127 shared votes
36 Aye 91 No
10 Aye 26 No
Education 3% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 26 No
Benefits 0% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
927
55.7% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
738
44.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
Appearances
38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Contributions
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£247,867
10% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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