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Sir Mel Stride vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Pete Wishart voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 1,067 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 996 different votes 1,067 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 5 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
50 Aye 102 No
Tax 20% aligned 152 shared votes
99 Aye 53 No
15 Aye 15 No
Energy 20% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
13 Aye 18 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 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
54.3%
18% below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,289
2,376 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
716
55.5% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
573
44.5% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

29
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 649
Appearances
99
+17.2 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
47
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
121
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 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
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
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
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