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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Alison Bennett

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 Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Alison Bennett voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

195 same votes 53 different votes 248 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
7 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 41 No
Tax 95% aligned 66 shared votes
28 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 650
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
563 eligible divisions
781
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
216
53.3 % of votes cast
922
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
189
46.7 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
131
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Contributions
149
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 165 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
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Defence
64 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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