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Sir Mel Stride vs Jessica Morden

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 Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Jessica Morden voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,392 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,321 different votes 1,392 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
12 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
58 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 165 shared votes
110 Aye 55 No
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
69 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 135 shared votes
69 Aye 66 No
21 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 117 No
Tax 0% aligned 182 shared votes
117 Aye 65 No
35 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
33 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,376 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
55.4% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
828
44.6% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
60
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£297,501
32% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Migration
154 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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