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Sir Mel Stride vs Torcuil Crichton

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 Torcuil Crichton
Torcuil Crichton
Lab Na h-Eileanan an Iar

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Torcuil Crichton voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 260 different votes 263 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
12 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
33 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

78.0%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 649
Participation
77.3%
6% above average
Rank 258 of 649
1,847
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
582 eligible divisions
894
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
48.7% of votes cast
953
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
231
51.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-53.0 vs Commons average
Rank 560 of 649
Appearances
90
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
45
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
116
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£127,044
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£127,044
44% below average
27
6 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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Tax
98 of 112 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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