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Sir Mel Stride vs Gerald Jones

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 Gerald Jones
Gerald Jones
Lab Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Gerald Jones voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,396 shared comparable votes.

76 same votes 1,320 different votes 1,396 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
63 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
16 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 6% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 34 No
Education 4% aligned 49 shared votes
36 Aye 13 No
72 Aye 31 No
Migration 4% aligned 103 shared votes
29 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
28 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
14 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 28 No
Benefits 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 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
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 180 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,376 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,075
55.8% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
850
44.2% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
31
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 546 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
£2,070,048
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£278,380
23% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
68 of 69 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
86 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 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
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
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
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
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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