Sir Mel Stride

MP since 6 May 2010

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The Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride is the Conservative MP for Central Devon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.

1842

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

61

Majority

31.5%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,432 voters

Conservative
16,831 votes31.5%
Labour
16,770 votes31.4%
Liberal Democrat
8,232 votes15.4%
Reform UK
7,784 votes14.6%
Green Party
3,338 votes6.3%
Independent
477 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

121

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

53

Debates Spoken In

283

Speeches

320

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

2 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(10)

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

J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited

£25,000 support towards staff salary

£25,000
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 support towards staff salary
Donor status
company, registration 00561597

Registered 24 March 2025

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

J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited

£25,000 for the provision of staff

£25,000
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

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

IPGL Limited

£25,000 support towards staff salary

£25,000
Name of donor
IPGL Limited
Address of donor
3rd Floor, 39 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom SW1X 9LP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,000 support towards staff salary
Donor status
company, registration 09064598

Registered 24 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

Parliamentary Adviser

£11,000
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

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

Graham Edwards

£4,000 policy research/visits

12 September 2025

£4,000
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

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether spending proposals from government departments could be delivered by the private sector.

Treasury24 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of each of

Treasury21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) p

Department for Work and Pensions21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average estimated cost is of providing a PIP assessment (a) by telephone, (b) by video call and (c) face to face.

Department for Work and Pensions21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants were deemed LCWRA via the substantial risk provisions in each of the last 15 financial years expressed in (a) numerical terms an

Department for Work and Pensions21 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what number of universal credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available were subject to a deduction; and what proportion

Department for Work and Pensions20 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) p

Department for Work and Pensions20 Apr 2026

Carbon Emissions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what were tax receipts from Carbon Price Support in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.

AnsweredTreasury16 Apr 2026

Carbon Emissions: Taxation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 April 2026 on Carbon Price Support, HCWS1519, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to tax revenues of

AnsweredTreasury16 Apr 2026

Air Passenger Duty

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what percentage of total Air Passenger Duty receipts was attributable to (a) domestic and short-haul flights and (b) long-haul flights in the most recent financ

AnsweredTreasury14 Apr 2026
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