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Sir Mel Stride vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

244 same votes 3 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
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
33 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 250 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,810
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
874
48.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
936
51.7 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 648
Appearances
0
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
51
-56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 648
Contributions
0
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
11
6 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 45 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Energy
55 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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