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Sir Mel Stride vs Gregor Poynton

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 Gregor Poynton
Gregor Poynton
Lab Livingston

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Gregor Poynton voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 242 different votes 247 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
13 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 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
89.8 %
17 % above average
Rank 23 of 649
1,841
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
568 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.6 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
247
48.4 % 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
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Appearances
9
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 615 of 649
45
-85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Contributions
11
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 619 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
£226,851
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,851
same as average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 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
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
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