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Sir Mel Stride vs Tom Rutland

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 Tom Rutland
Tom Rutland
Lab East Worthing and Shoreham

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Tom Rutland voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 254 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 248 different votes 254 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
5 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 248 of 649
Participation
82.0%
9% above average
Rank 159 of 649
1,850
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
484
590 eligible divisions
896
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
237
49.0% of votes cast
954
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
247
51.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 649
Appearances
57
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
47
-96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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