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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Jim Allister voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 243 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 15 different votes 243 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
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
24 Aye 43 No
Tax 97% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 21 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 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
70.0%
3% below average
Rank 431 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
590 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
49.2% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
210
50.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Appearances
195
+111.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 649
182
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
255
+109.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
4 of 4 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Sept 2025
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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