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Cat Eccles vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Cat Eccles
Cat Eccles
Lab Stourbridge
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Cat Eccles and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 164 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 160 different votes 164 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 12 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 650
303
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,704
2,350 eligible divisions
134
44.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
781
45.8 % of votes cast
169
55.8 % of votes cast
No votes
923
54.2 % of votes cast
8
2.6 % 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

66
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 285 of 650
Appearances
109
+37.1 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
77
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
121
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,390
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£179,390
21 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
3
2 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API