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Sir Mel Stride vs Jon Pearce

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 Jon Pearce
Jon Pearce
Lab High Peak

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Jon Pearce voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 272 different votes 279 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 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
77.1%
5% above average
Rank 263 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
455
590 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
51.6% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
220
48.4% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
22
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
22
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£186,611
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£186,611
17% below average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
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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