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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 272 different votes 276 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 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
80.3 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 649
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
575 eligible divisions
785
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
52.6 % of votes cast
928
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
52
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Contributions
60
-78.3 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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