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Sir Mel Stride vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,216 shared comparable votes.

952 same votes 264 different votes 1,216 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 22 No
Energy 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 4 No
Housing 94% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 59% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 59% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
67 Aye 25 No
Migration 60% aligned 92 shared votes
58 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 66% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
64 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 116 shared votes
62 Aye 54 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
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
110
+27.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
157
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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