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Mrs Elsie Blundell vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Mrs Elsie Blundell and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 263 different votes 274 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
489
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
240
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
249
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
10
2.0% 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

66
-17.6 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 650
Appearances
146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
92
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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

£161,906
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£161,906
28% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
4
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Transport
28 of 29 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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