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Sir Mel Stride vs Wendy Chamberlain

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 Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
LD North East Fife

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Wendy Chamberlain voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 844 shared comparable votes.

172 same votes 672 different votes 844 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
10 Aye 19 No
Education 66% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
35 Aye 64 No
Tax 47% aligned 99 shared votes
63 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 26% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 17 No
Energy 0% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
80 Aye 31 No
Migration 3% aligned 111 shared votes
28 Aye 83 No
19 Aye 7 No
Trade 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 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 255 of 650
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 650
1,855
2,387 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,148
1,669 eligible divisions
897
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
597
52.0% of votes cast
958
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
551
48.0% of votes cast
9
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
Appearances
118
+32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
47
-102.1 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Contributions
157
+7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 198 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
£1,350,009
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£308,895
37% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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 51 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#4
Migration
120 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
137 of 178 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
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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