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Sir Mel Stride vs Sureena Brackenridge

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 Sureena Brackenridge
Sureena Brackenridge
Lab Wolverhampton North East

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Sureena Brackenridge voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 278 different votes 282 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 13 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 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
84.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 111 of 649
1,843
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
575 eligible divisions
892
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
47.8 % of votes cast
951
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
253
52.2 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650
Appearances
84
+6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650
46
-92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£177,980
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,980
21 % below average
20
6 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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