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Sir Mel Stride vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Ruth Jones voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 972 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 940 different votes 972 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
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
93 Aye 33 No
Migration 2% aligned 126 shared votes
30 Aye 96 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 15 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 22 No
Benefits 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 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 649
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,841
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,319
1,690 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
689
52.2 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
630
47.8 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
7 years, 3 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 649
Appearances
47
-28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
45
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Contributions
67
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
50 of 55 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 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 Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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