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Sir Mel Stride vs Tahir Ali

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 Tahir Ali
Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Tahir Ali voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 932 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 905 different votes 932 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
12 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
80 Aye 38 No
Migration 3% aligned 118 shared votes
35 Aye 83 No
54 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 111 shared votes
55 Aye 56 No
43 Aye 76 No
Tax 1% aligned 119 shared votes
75 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
20 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 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
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 649
1,841
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,242
1,638 eligible divisions
892
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.4 % of votes cast
949
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.6 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
Appearances
28
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
47
-87.5 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 649
Contributions
37
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 540 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
17
6 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 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 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
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
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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