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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 247 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
2 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
21 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 15 shared votes
14 Aye 1 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
61
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
240
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
3
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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