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Josh Newbury vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 271 different votes 283 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
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
29 Aye 46 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
21 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
2 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

84.6%
12% above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
499
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
263
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
236
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

123
+39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
144
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650
Contributions
182
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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