Sir Mel Stride has been the MP for Central Devon since his election in May 2010, placing him in the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Conservative MPs. He has cast 320 votes out of 573 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 56% and placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 25% of Conservative MPs by votes cast. He has made 350 contributions across 75 debates out of 11,122 eligible debates, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation. His top debate topics have been Economy & Finance, Other / Procedural, and Taxation, while his top voting topics have been Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

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