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Sir Mel Stride vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Michael Shanks voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 308 different votes 315 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 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
3 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 7 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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 244 of 650
Participation
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 650
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
751 eligible divisions
891
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
230
47.9 % of votes cast
946
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
250
52.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 8 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

29
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 650
Appearances
81
+10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 650
48
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
Contributions
315
+189.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
Trade
11 of 12 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 43 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
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