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Jayne Kirkham vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 253 different votes 257 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
15 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
26 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

82.3 %
10 % above average
Rank 155 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
465
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,705
2,351 eligible divisions
236
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
782
45.9 % of votes cast
229
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
923
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

170
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 24 of 650
Appearances
111
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
204
+75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Contributions
124
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API