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Sir Mel Stride vs Cameron Thomas

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
vs
Photograph of Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas
Ind Tewkesbury

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Cameron Thomas voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 172 shared comparable votes.

139 same votes 33 different votes 172 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
4 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
22 Aye 20 No
Tax 93% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 8 No
Education 92% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 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
57.3%
15% below average
Rank 594 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
338
590 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
52.7% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
160
47.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
47
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
81
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£162,596
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£162,596
28% below average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
20 of 29 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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