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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 194 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 190 different votes 194 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
3 Aye 3 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 6 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 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
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
568 eligible divisions
782
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
926
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
Appearances
21
-54.2 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 649
131
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 205 of 649
Contributions
29
-104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 566 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 111 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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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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