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Andrew Western vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Andrew Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 420 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 406 different votes 420 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 24 No
Migration 8% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
695
953 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,709
2,356 eligible divisions
344
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
783
45.8 % of votes cast
351
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
926
54.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
3 years, 7 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 649
Appearances
118
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
306
+172.2 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 649
Contributions
134
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13 % above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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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