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Sir Mel Stride vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,469 shared comparable votes.

1,463 same votes 6 different votes 1,469 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
66 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
66 Aye 114 No
78 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
41 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
41 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
19 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 30 No
Transport 98% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
61 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 129 shared votes
62 Aye 67 No
75 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 199 shared votes
76 Aye 123 No
66 Aye 114 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
66 Aye 114 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 243 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
1,847
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,366 eligible divisions
894
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8% of votes cast
953
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

27
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
133
+54.3 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
45
-92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
171
+33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 158 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
202 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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