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Sir Mel Stride vs Wera Hobhouse

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 Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
LD Bath

Voting alignment

Sir Mel Stride and Wera Hobhouse voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,210 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 1,012 different votes 1,210 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 59% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
49 Aye 84 No
Tax 34% aligned 133 shared votes
81 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 24 No
Defence 29% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 24% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 49 shared votes
32 Aye 17 No
84 Aye 29 No
Migration 3% aligned 113 shared votes
26 Aye 87 No
15 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
67 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 166 shared votes
98 Aye 68 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
73.2%
same as average
Rank 352 of 649
1,847
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,545
2,111 eligible divisions
894
48.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
837
54.2% of votes cast
953
51.6% of votes cast
No votes
708
45.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

27
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 649
Appearances
135
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
45
-92.1 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
Contributions
172
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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
£1,835,401
all imported IPSA years
£236,671
5% above average
Latest expenses
£306,189
35% above average
27
6 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
9
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
12
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
Devolution / Local Government
60 of 63 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Trade
75 of 91 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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