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Sarah Pochin vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 150 shared comparable votes.

143 same votes 7 different votes 150 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
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 17 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
10 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

57.3%
14% below average
Rank 579 of 649
Participation
72.4%
1% above average
Rank 363 of 649
227
396 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,714
2,368 eligible divisions
101
44.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
786
45.9% of votes cast
126
55.5% of votes cast
No votes
928
54.1% of votes cast
7
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
1 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 649
Appearances
135
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
119
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 649
Contributions
173
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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