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Sir Mel Stride vs Dave Doogan

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 Dave Doogan
Dave Doogan
SNP Angus and Perthshire Glens

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Dave Doogan voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 623 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 566 different votes 623 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
31 Aye 66 No
Tax 36% aligned 97 shared votes
59 Aye 38 No
4 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 16 No
Energy 22% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Digital / Online Safety 9% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 15 No
Benefits 8% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
12 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 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
48.2%
24% below average
Rank 624 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
799
1,658 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
433
54.2% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
366
45.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 649
Appearances
92
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
47
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 512 of 649
Contributions
156
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 182 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
£1,355,209
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£322,192
42% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
53 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 41 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
121 of 154 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
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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