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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

970 same votes 4 different votes 974 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
32 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
59 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 12 No
Transport 97% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
54 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
32 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
32 Aye 72 No
59 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 284 of 650
1,734
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
799
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
665
51.8% of votes cast
935
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
620
48.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

146
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Appearances
51
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
182
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Contributions
105
-56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15% 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
203 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
59 of 64 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
49 of 56 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
Aye
No
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
No
Agriculture Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 2 (Neil Parish) 13 May 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API