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Sir Mel Stride vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,622 shared comparable votes.

1,586 same votes 36 different votes 1,622 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
86 Aye 128 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
86 Aye 128 No
38 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
31 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
23 Aye 25 No
Energy 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 90% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 34 No
Trade 94% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
73 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 190 shared votes
69 Aye 121 No
17 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 34 No
Education 98% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

77.7%
5% above average
Rank 250 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
1,878
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
908
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.2% of votes cast
970
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

30
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
392
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
512
+347.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
25
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 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
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
No
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: New Clause 49 22 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
No rebel
Aye
National Security and Investment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 11B and 11C 28 Apr 2021
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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