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Sir Mel Stride vs Christian Wakeford

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 Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 40% of the time, based on 988 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 589 different votes 988 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
25 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 87% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 68% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 11 No
Trade 65% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 60% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 18 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
684
47.9% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
745
52.1% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
47
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48% above 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
50 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
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