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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.


Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and James McMurdock voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 133 shared comparable votes.

127 same votes 6 different votes 133 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
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 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
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Defence 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
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 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

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
41.4 %
31 % below average
Rank 634 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
238
575 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
117
49.2 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
121
50.8 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.4 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Appearances
25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 650
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
30
-108.3 vs Commons average
Rank 567 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
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Tax
71 of 111 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API