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Samantha Niblett vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 256 different votes 261 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
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
28 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
19 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
1 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

81.4 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 650
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
460
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,705
2,351 eligible divisions
226
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
782
45.9 % of votes cast
234
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
923
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 197 of 650
Appearances
111
+39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 101 of 650
86
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 650
Contributions
124
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 216 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21 % above average
2
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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