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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 0 different votes 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
27 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
27 Aye 47 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 648
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
767
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
913
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
206
56.3 % 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
81
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 648
87
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
Contributions
107
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 208 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
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