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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Edward Argar voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,669 shared comparable votes.

1,666 same votes 3 different votes 1,669 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
69 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
69 Aye 139 No
77 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 200 shared votes
77 Aye 123 No
75 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
75 Aye 69 No
79 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
79 Aye 40 No
43 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 83 shared votes
43 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
37 Aye 34 No
Transport 99% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
69 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
69 Aye 139 No
77 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 200 shared votes
77 Aye 123 No
75 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
75 Aye 69 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Appearances
83
-0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
182
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
129
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 243 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% 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
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 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
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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