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Sir Mel Stride vs Michelle Welsh

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
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Photograph of Michelle Welsh
Michelle Welsh
Lab Sherwood Forest

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 249 different votes 254 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
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 12 No
Benefits 0% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 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 650
Participation
82.7 %
10 % above average
Rank 146 of 650
1,838
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
565 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.6 % of votes cast
946
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
226
48.4 % 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
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Appearances
47
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
45
-83.7 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
Contributions
60
-68.7 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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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