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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 0 different votes 260 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
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
12 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
8 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
767
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
913
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 648
Appearances
71
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648
87
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
Contributions
91
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 256 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API