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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 241 different votes 245 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 16 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 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 368 of 649
Participation
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
568 eligible divisions
782
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
51.9 % of votes cast
926
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

115
+41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
Appearances
45
-28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 649
130
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
Contributions
65
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 423 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
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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