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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 169 shared comparable votes.

135 same votes 34 different votes 169 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
0 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
0 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
25 Aye 28 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Housing 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 649
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
298
575 eligible divisions
785
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
172
57.7 % of votes cast
928
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
126
42.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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