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Sir Mel Stride vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 233 different votes 238 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
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,841
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
568 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
51.9 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.1 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
45
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 649
45
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Contributions
65
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API