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Sir Mel Stride vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Alex Burghart voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,488 shared comparable votes.

1,484 same votes 4 different votes 1,488 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
67 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
67 Aye 111 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
73 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
73 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
35 Aye 28 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
72 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 181 shared votes
71 Aye 110 No
67 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
67 Aye 111 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
73 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
73 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 648
Participation
85.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 102 of 648
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,758
2,057 eligible divisions
874
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
844
48.0 % of votes cast
936
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
914
52.0 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 648
Appearances
60
-0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 648
51
-57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
11
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 84 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Energy
55 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye rebel
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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