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Sir Mel Stride vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,287 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,226 different votes 1,287 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
63 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 115 shared votes
59 Aye 56 No
67 Aye 93 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 160 shared votes
96 Aye 64 No
14 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
71 Aye 25 No
Migration 4% aligned 96 shared votes
23 Aye 73 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 25 No
Energy 0% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 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
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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