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Sir Mel Stride vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 286 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 281 different votes 286 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
12 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
14 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 244 of 650
Participation
90.4 %
18 % above average
Rank 18 of 650
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
509
563 eligible divisions
891
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
267
52.5 % of votes cast
946
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
242
47.5 % 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

29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
Appearances
64
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
157 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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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