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.
1849
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
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
129
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
54
Debates Spoken In⚑
284
Speeches⚑
327
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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4 NOVictims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
Victims and Courts Bill
4 votes · 25 Mar 2026
2 AYEOpposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
Opposition Day Motion
2 votes · 24 Mar 2026
5 NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
5 votes · 23 Mar 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
5 votes · 23 Mar 2026
3 AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 11 Mar 2026
8 NOChildren's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
8 votes · 9 Mar 2026
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
(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
- 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
(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
- 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
(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
- 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
Visits outside the UK
Parliamentary Adviser
- 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
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Graham Edwards
£4,000 policy research/visits
12 September 2025
- 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
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Tables in the document entitled Work Capability Assessment Reform: update to estimated number of claimants affected, dated 18
Capital Investment: Government Departments
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will provide a breakdown by department of the additional capital expenditure announced at the October Budget for each financial year up to 2029-30.
Office for Budget Responsibility: Forecasts
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the estimated economic impact of additional public investment within the Office for Budget Responsibility’s forecasts reflects the composition of that i
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it remains her Department's policy to begin the rollout of the abolition of the Work Capability Assessment and the categories of Limited Ca
Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's timetable is for abolishing the couple's administrative earnings threshold; and what estimate she has made of the potential i
Public Sector Debt: Budget October 2024
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the forecast level of (a) public sector net debt, (b) public sector net debt excluding Bank of England and (c) public sector net financial liabilities was
Budget October 2024
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 3 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, what her definition is of working people.
Self-employed: Taxation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 3 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October, whether self-employed people are classed as working.
Access to Work Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral answer of 7 October 2024 from the Minister for Employment, Official Report, column 6, what changes have been made to the
Winter Fuel Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the correspondence from the Chair of the Social Security Advisory Committee entitled The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payments Regulat
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