Compare

Paul Davies vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Paul Davies
Paul Davies
Lab Colne Valley
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Paul Davies and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 302 different votes 307 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 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
30 Aye 47 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

94.3 %
22 % above average
Rank 3 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
531
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
273
51.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
781
45.9 % of votes cast
258
48.6 % of votes cast
No votes
922
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Appearances
100
+28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 124 of 650
50
-76.2 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Contributions
113
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£194,533
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£194,533
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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

Education
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
64 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API