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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,252 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,192 different votes 1,252 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
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 29 No
Trade 5% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
12 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
29 Aye 26 No
Transport 4% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
66 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 167 shared votes
101 Aye 66 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 105 No
Tax 0% aligned 160 shared votes
105 Aye 55 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
29 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 33 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
34
-48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
70
-73.5 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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