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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative MP for Central Devon
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.
Seat status
Marginal
Percentage of votes
0.11%
Recent swing
-23.8% Conservative
Party
Conservative
Top donors:
J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited (£25,000)
IPGL Limited (£25,000)
J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited (£25,000)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
VOTED AYE29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Mel voted with the majority
DID NOT VOTE11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Where Mel fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships