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Sir Mel Stride vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 242 different votes 247 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
12 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
82.6 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 649
1,841
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
469
568 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
50.3 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
233
49.7 % 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
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 649
Appearances
71
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
45
-85.3 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 649
Contributions
206
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 105 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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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