Sir Mel Stride
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Central Devon · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 7037
Email: mel.stride.mp@parliament.uk
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Devon | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Central Devon | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | Opposition | 4 November 2024 | 31 August 2026 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Opposition | 8 July 2024 | 4 November 2024 |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Government | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons | Government | 23 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 |
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General | Government | 12 June 2017 | 23 May 2019 |
| Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons) | Government | 18 July 2016 | 12 June 2017 |
| Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) | Government | 13 May 2015 | 17 July 2016 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 15 July 2014 | 30 March 2015 |
Voting participation
joint 369th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 157 | 66.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 145 | 45.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 156 | 78.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 190 | 74.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 192 | 76.5% |
| 2021 | 242 | 217 | 89.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 163 | 85.8% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 867 | 81.2% |
| 59th | 631 | 355 | 56.3% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 412th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 177 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 268 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 223 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 96 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Liaison Committee (Commons) 2019–2019, 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Committee 2019–2019, 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations 2022–2022 · attendance 100.0%
1 bill committee served on
Hansard activity
joint 129th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for Central Devon
- – Joined Conservative
2014
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2015
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
- – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
2016
- – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
- – Appointed: Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
2017
- – Appointed: Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
- – Left role: Comptroller (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Commons)
2019
- – Appointed: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
- – Left role: Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
- – Left role: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
- – Became Chair of Treasury Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
- – Joined Treasury Committee
2020
- – Became Chair of Treasury Committee
- – Joined Treasury Committee
- – Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
2022
- – Became Chair of Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
- – Joined Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2024
- – Became MP for Central Devon
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2026
- – Left role: Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
Constituency: Central Devon
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.