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Brian Mathew vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

188 same votes 30 different votes 218 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
22 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
22 Aye 36 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 82% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 650
360
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,695
2,340 eligible divisions
179
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
46.0 % of votes cast
181
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
916
54.0 % of votes cast
11
3.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

70
+2.2 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Appearances
75
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
78
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Contributions
98
-22.4 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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