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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 282 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 278 different votes 282 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
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 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

84.7 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
477
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
234
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
781
45.9 % of votes cast
243
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
922
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
Appearances
100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
45
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 503 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

£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
3
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
84 of 89 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 61 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
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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