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Sir Mel Stride

Conservative Central Devon

Voting record

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Voted for
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Voted against
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Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Sir Mel Stride’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Sir Mel Stride — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 1,850 of 2,376 (78%).

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 Ayes 162, Noes 297 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 Ayes 106, Noes 302 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 Ayes 108, Noes 357 no vote recorded
8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 Ayes 170, Noes 316 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 Ayes 104, Noes 412 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Ayes 102, Noes 409 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 97, Noes 358 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 144, Noes 244 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 Ayes 135, Noes 258 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 Ayes 143, Noes 249 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 356, Noes 86 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Ayes 99, Noes 371 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 170, Noes 301 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 171, Noes 302 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address Ayes 307, Noes 171 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) Ayes 104, Noes 316 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) Ayes 78, Noes 408 no vote recorded
20 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) Ayes 104, Noes 317 no vote recorded
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 308, Noes 81 no vote recorded
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 Ayes 380, Noes 7 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Ayes 278, Noes 73 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Sir Mel Stride doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer — HM Treasury (2024-11-04 to 2026-08-31) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions — Department for Work and Pensions (2024-07-08 to 2024-11-04) Shadow
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions — Department for Work and Pensions (2022-10-25 to 2024-07-05) Government
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons — Office of the Leader of the House of Commons (2019-05-23 to 2019-07-24) Government
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General — HM Treasury (2017-06-12 to 2019-05-23) Government
Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) — HM Household (2016-07-18 to 2017-06-12) Government
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) — Whips Office (Commons) (2015-05-13 to 2016-07-17) Government
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) — Whips Office (Commons) (2014-07-15 to 2015-03-30) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Sir Mel Stride →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 for the provision of staff
Donor status: company, registration 00561597
(Registered 20 November 2025)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Graham Edwards
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 policy research/visits
Date received: 12 September 2025
Date accepted: 12 September 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 September 2025)

Name of donor: Susan Green
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 political activity
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 February 2026)

Name of donor: IPGL Limited
Address of donor: 39 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9PL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 political activity
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 09064598
(Registered 10 February 2026)

Name of donor: Joy Dawber
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,514 political activity
Date received: 7 April 2026
Date accepted: 7 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 April 2026)

Name of donor: Andrew Dawber
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,483 political activity
Date received: 7 April 2026
Date accepted: 7 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 April 2026; updated 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: Brechin Investment Ltd
Address of donor: 56 The Square, Chagford TQ13 8AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,514 political activity
Date received: 10 April 2026
Date accepted: 10 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 09735057
(Registered 7 May 2026)

Name of donor: Paddy Nicoll
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity
Date received: 2 March 2026
Date accepted: 2 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 May 2026)

Name of donor: Paddy Nicoll
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 political activity
Date received: 27 April 2026
Date accepted: 27 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 May 2026)

Name of donor: John Ruskin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: Andrew Dawber
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 17 June 2026
Date accepted: 17 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: John Ruskin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity
Date received: 16 February 2026
Date accepted: 16 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: Robert Derek Calrow
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 17 June 2026
Date accepted: 17 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2026)

Name of donor: Robert Derek Calrow
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity
Date received: 20 February 2026
Date accepted: 20 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2026)

Name of donor: David Archer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 6 July 2026
Date accepted: 6 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: Park Garage Group PLC
Address of donor: Park Lane, Croydon, England CR0 1JB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 political activity
Date received: 26 January 2026
Date accepted: 26 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03497029
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: Park Garage Group PLC
Address of donor: Park Lane, Croydon, England CR0 1JB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 political activity
Date received: 8 July 2026
Date accepted: 8 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 3497029
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: David Archer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 political activity
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: Susan Green
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 27 July 2026
Date accepted: 27 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 August 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Kensington, Bayswater, Chelsea & Fulham Conservatives
Address of donor: 44 Southern Row, London W10 5AN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two ticekts for myself and Lady Stride to attend a gala fundraising event, where I was also a guest speaker, value £340
Date received: 24 November 2025
Date accepted: 24 November 2025
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 18 December 2025)

Name of donor: The Conservative Party Foundation
Address of donor: 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and Lady Stride to attend The Spring Lunch in support of Conservative Marginal Seats and Women2Win, value £600
Date received: 20 May 2026
Date accepted: 20 May 2026
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 26 May 2026)

Name of donor: Lloyds Banking Group PLC
Address of donor: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality for myself and Lady Stride, to attend the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, value £1,839
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration SC095000
(Registered 26 May 2026)

Name of donor: British Asian Trust
Address of donor: Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury Kent CT1 3DN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for me and Lady Stride, to attend the British Asian Trust reception, value £2,000
Date received: 9 June 2026
Date accepted: 9 June 2026
Donor status: trust (A diaspora-led international development organisation)
(Registered 24 June 2026)

Name of donor: Hakluyt
Address of donor: 34 Upper Brook Street, London W1K 7QS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for me and Lady Stride, to attend the Hakluyt Summer Party 2026, value £550
Date received: 11 June 2026
Date accepted: 11 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03481321
(Registered 29 June 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Graham Edwards
Address of donor: private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): £11,000 trip to USA and accompanied by Parliamentary Adviser. Donation received 12 September 2025
Destination of visit: United States
Dates of visit: 6 September 2025 to 10 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Economic research and business visits
(Registered 30 September 2025)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Venture Marketing Group Ltd
Nature of business: Publisher, organiser of exhibitions and conferences

8. Miscellaneous

Honorary Fellowship awarded by St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 9 October 2025
(Registered 7 November 2025)

Education

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Sir Mel Stride yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Sir Mel Stride has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£244,673.08 paid out to or for Sir Mel Stride across 228 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Sir Mel Stride’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £199,283.69 (2 claims)
Accommodation — £26,227.28 (45 claims)
Office Costs — £15,445.21 (173 claims)
MP Travel — £2,153.75 (2 claims)
Staff Travel — £806.30 (3 claims)
Dependant Travel — £756.85 (3 claims)
Most recent claims
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase — £199.99, 2026-03-24 — CapCut Phone Editor Year Subscription
Council tax — £251.00, 2026-03-01 — Council Tax [200013602-11]
Stationery & printing — £120.00, 2026-02-23 — Caseworker Upgrade
Council tax — £251.00, 2026-02-01 — Council Tax [200013602-10]
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £61.58, 2026-01-14 — Vodafone calls
Council tax — £251.00, 2026-01-01 — Council Tax
Mobile telephone - contract & usage — £61.58, 2025-12-14 — Vodafone calls
Utilities — £199.26, 2025-12-11 — Electricity

Every claim on file for Sir Mel Stride →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Sir Mel Stride — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Sir Mel Stride’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Sir Mel Stride isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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