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Sir Mel Stride vs Sarah Olney

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sarah Olney voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 920 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 743 different votes 920 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
10 Aye 23 No
Education 52% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 50% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 44% aligned 25 shared votes
4 Aye 21 No
38 Aye 70 No
Tax 42% aligned 108 shared votes
67 Aye 41 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 36% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 1% aligned 75 shared votes
41 Aye 34 No
88 Aye 23 No
Migration 3% aligned 111 shared votes
20 Aye 91 No
15 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 245 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 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 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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