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Sir Mel Stride vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,755 shared comparable votes.

1,752 same votes 3 different votes 1,755 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
90 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
90 Aye 139 No
79 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 203 shared votes
79 Aye 124 No
85 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 177 shared votes
85 Aye 92 No
111 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 154 shared votes
111 Aye 43 No
41 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
90 Aye 139 No
79 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 203 shared votes
79 Aye 124 No
85 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 177 shared votes
85 Aye 92 No
111 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 154 shared votes
111 Aye 43 No
41 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
41 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

28
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
Appearances
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 649
46
-92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 649
Contributions
165
+26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye rebel
No
George Eustice's motion H (EFTA and EEA) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
No
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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