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Sir Mel Stride vs Mr Jonathan Brash

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 Mr Jonathan Brash
Mr Jonathan Brash
Lab Hartlepool

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Mr Jonathan Brash voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 242 different votes 251 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
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 14 shared votes
11 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
73.7%
1% above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
590 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
200
46.0% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
235
54.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
Appearances
161
+77.4 vs Commons average
Rank 51 of 650
47
-98.7 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Contributions
193
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£171,030
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£171,030
24% below average
27
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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 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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
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
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