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Alice Macdonald vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Alice Macdonald and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 287 different votes 291 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 13 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 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

84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 99 of 649
Participation
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
488
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
241
49.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.8 % of votes cast
247
50.6 % of votes cast
No votes
928
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

32
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 543 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

£186,253
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£186,253
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
6
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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