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Alex Mayer vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Alex Mayer
Alex Mayer
Lab Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Alex Mayer and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 339 different votes 345 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
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
30 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 83 shared votes
30 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

95.1%
23% above average
Rank 1 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
600
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,743
2,417 eligible divisions
301
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
46.0% of votes cast
299
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
942
54.0% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

72
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
152
+57.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
83
-81.8 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Contributions
190
+25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,550
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£198,550
12% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
3
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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