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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 655 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 633 different votes 655 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
5 Aye 7 No
Education 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
14 Aye 10 No
Transport 4% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
56 Aye 33 No
Migration 3% aligned 89 shared votes
30 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
50 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
21 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 0% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
53.5 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 649
1,709
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
877
1,638 eligible divisions
783
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
482
55.0 % of votes cast
926
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.0 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

118
+42.3 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
134
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 199 of 649
Contributions
24
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 585 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
48 of 50 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
Aye
Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (SI, 2024, No. 869): motion to annul 10 Sep 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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