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Adam Thompson vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Adam Thompson
Adam Thompson
Lab Erewash
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Adam Thompson and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 290 different votes 295 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
25 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

92.9 %
20 % above average
Rank 9 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
523
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
260
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
781
45.9 % of votes cast
263
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
922
54.1 % of votes cast
1
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

84
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
95
-30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 650
Contributions
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£179,664
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£179,664
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Crime / Justice
61 of 61 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API