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Alex Burghart vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Alex Burghart and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

1,418 same votes 5 different votes 1,423 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
59 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
59 Aye 111 No
69 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
69 Aye 40 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 80 shared votes
37 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
19 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
35 Aye 29 No
Transport 98% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
70 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 179 shared votes
72 Aye 107 No
55 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 117 shared votes
56 Aye 61 No
59 Aye 111 No
Tax 100% aligned 170 shared votes
59 Aye 111 No

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

Voting record

85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
865
48.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
931
51.8 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650
Contributions
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£203,620
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
83 of 87 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
154 of 163 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sep 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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