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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Ben Maguire

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 Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Ben Maguire voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 47 different votes 225 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
1 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 14 shared votes
1 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
26 Aye 33 No
Tax 95% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 44% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 67% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
348
563 eligible divisions
781
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
188
54.0 % of votes cast
922
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
160
46.0 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
90
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Contributions
103
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 270 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
27 of 33 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
64 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 5 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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