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Lewis Atkinson vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Lewis Atkinson
Lewis Atkinson
Lab Sunderland Central
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Lewis Atkinson and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 302 different votes 306 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 4 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 25 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
549
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,405 eligible divisions
274
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
46.1% of votes cast
275
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
935
53.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

84
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 650
Appearances
146
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
116
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
182
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£221,126
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£221,126
2% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
3
2 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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