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Sir Mel Stride vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Kim Johnson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 863 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 821 different votes 863 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
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
6 Aye 22 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
50 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 96 shared votes
45 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
27 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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
70.7%
2% below average
Rank 414 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,173
1,658 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
595
50.7% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
578
49.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
109
-34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 64 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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