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Sir Mel Stride vs Joe Powell

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 Joe Powell
Joe Powell
Lab Kensington and Bayswater

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Joe Powell voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 235 different votes 239 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
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
1,841
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
568 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.3 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
224
52.7 % 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
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
76
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649
45
-84.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Contributions
108
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£214,410
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£214,410
5 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 29 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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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Voting source Commons Votes API