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Sir Mel Stride vs James McMurdock

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 James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and James McMurdock voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 127 shared comparable votes.

121 same votes 6 different votes 127 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
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 83% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 648
Participation
43.2 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 648
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
526 eligible divisions
874
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
936
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
Contributions
19
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
11
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Energy
55 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API