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Sir Mel Stride vs Jodie Gosling

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 Jodie Gosling
Jodie Gosling
Lab Nuneaton

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Jodie Gosling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 222 different votes 227 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 242 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,841
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
568 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
48.5 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
210
51.5 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 649
Appearances
23
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649
45
-87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 649
Contributions
33
-99.7 vs Commons average
Rank 551 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
£192,921
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,921
15 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Education
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Energy
16 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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