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Sir Mel Stride vs Daisy Cooper

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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Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 867 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 663 different votes 867 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
10 Aye 17 No
Education 70% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
38 Aye 70 No
Tax 47% aligned 108 shared votes
71 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 43% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 17 No
Housing 38% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
64 Aye 19 No
Migration 2% aligned 83 shared votes
17 Aye 66 No
12 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 30 shared votes
17 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 245 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
46
-92.5 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 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 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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