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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 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
28 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
182
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
86 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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