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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 1,520 shared comparable votes.

1,516 same votes 4 different votes 1,520 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
69 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
69 Aye 111 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
74 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
74 Aye 72 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 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
69 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
69 Aye 111 No
105 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 148 shared votes
105 Aye 43 No
74 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
74 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650

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
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
9
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 171 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API