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Sir Mel Stride vs Sir Roger Gale

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 Roger Gale
Sir Roger Gale
Con Herne Bay and Sandwich

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sir Roger Gale voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,173 shared comparable votes.

1,150 same votes 23 different votes 1,173 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
62 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
62 Aye 50 No
29 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
21 Aye 29 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 90% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
32 Aye 29 No
Trade 95% aligned 61 shared votes
29 Aye 32 No
53 Aye 82 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 135 shared votes
51 Aye 84 No
55 Aye 92 No
Tax 99% aligned 147 shared votes
57 Aye 90 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
57.0%
15% below average
Rank 594 of 650
1,878
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,377
2,417 eligible divisions
908
48.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
636
46.2% of votes cast
970
51.7% of votes cast
No votes
741
53.8% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
30
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

30
-64.5 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 650
Appearances
134
+39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 650
Contributions
119
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 334 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
£2,582,465
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£243,306
8% above average
25
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
56 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
#3
Transport
74 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
66 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Health and Care Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 29 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 23 Nov 2021
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
Aye
Treasury update on international aid 13 Jul 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 6B and propose amendments (a) to (c) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1B 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
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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