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Sir Mel Stride vs David Williams

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 David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and David Williams voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 262 different votes 266 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 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
29 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
Participation
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 650
1,837
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
564 eligible divisions
891
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
252
52.0 % of votes cast
946
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
233
48.0 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Appearances
50
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 650
48
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 491 of 650
Contributions
65
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API