The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Monday 12 October 2026.

Compare

Sarah Edwards vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
Lab Tamworth
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sarah Edwards and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 289 different votes 295 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
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 10% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
18 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
6 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 2 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
2 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
479
759 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
267
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
212
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 11 months
Since 19 Oct 2023
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-44.3 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
46
-97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£322,568
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£237,152
5% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
1
1 registered category
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
16 of 16 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Benefits
28 of 31 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Defence
24 of 34 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Tax
97 of 139 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API