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Sir Mel Stride vs Alex Easton

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

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Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
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Photograph of Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Alex Easton voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 140 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 13 different votes 140 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
5 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 5 No
Benefits 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 12 No
Tax 86% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 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
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Contributions
139
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 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
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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