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Alistair Strathern vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Alistair Strathern
Alistair Strathern
Lab Hitchin
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Alistair Strathern and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 355 different votes 365 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
56 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
29 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
29 Aye 56 No
22 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
587
742 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,711
2,359 eligible divisions
302
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
285
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
926
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 8 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
Appearances
122
+45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 649
70
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Contributions
135
-0.8 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£379,404
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£295,499
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
25 of 26 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Energy
24 of 25 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
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
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
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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