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Sir Mel Stride vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 921 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 891 different votes 921 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
11 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 19% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
91 Aye 29 No
Migration 3% aligned 120 shared votes
26 Aye 94 No
52 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 100 shared votes
48 Aye 52 No
41 Aye 72 No
Tax 2% aligned 113 shared votes
70 Aye 43 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 37 shared votes
10 Aye 27 No
13 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 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 243 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,841
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,263
1,638 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.5 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
612
48.5 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
47
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 649
Contributions
20
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 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
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