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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,236 shared comparable votes.

63 same votes 1,173 different votes 1,236 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
11 Aye 12 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 28 No
Foreign Affairs 6% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
69 Aye 91 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 160 shared votes
94 Aye 66 No
53 Aye 25 No
Migration 5% aligned 78 shared votes
23 Aye 55 No
57 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 102 shared votes
46 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 22 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 24 No
Energy 0% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
94
-49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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