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Afzal Khan vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,252 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,192 different votes 1,252 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
13 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
41 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 62 shared votes
24 Aye 38 No
58 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 115 shared votes
58 Aye 57 No
33 Aye 65 No
Migration 4% aligned 98 shared votes
63 Aye 35 No
93 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 157 shared votes
64 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
927
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
738
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

37
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
41
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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