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Sir Mel Stride vs Gregory Stafford

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 Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Gregory Stafford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 269 shared comparable votes.

266 same votes 3 different votes 269 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 250 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
1,878
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
631 eligible divisions
908
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
224
46.4% of votes cast
970
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
259
53.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
163
+68.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
306
+141.4 vs Commons average
Rank 79 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
£192,386
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£192,386
15% below average
25
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Tax
108 of 121 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
57 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 42 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Education
41 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API