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Julia Lopez vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Julia Lopez and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,409 shared comparable votes.

1,397 same votes 12 different votes 1,409 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
63 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
63 Aye 124 No
68 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 107 shared votes
68 Aye 39 No
36 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
20 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 58 shared votes
20 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 176 shared votes
69 Aye 107 No
12 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
29 Aye 28 No
Transport 98% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
61 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 112 shared votes
62 Aye 50 No
63 Aye 124 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
63 Aye 124 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 122 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
1,784
2,141 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,726
2,396 eligible divisions
857
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.1% of votes cast
927
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
931
53.9% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 564 of 650
Appearances
145
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
39
-112.4 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 650
Contributions
181
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£227,011
same as average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
185 of 188 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Trade
82 of 90 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 70 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 29 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 27 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API