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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Jim Dickson

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 Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Jim Dickson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 293 different votes 298 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
12 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 20 shared votes
19 Aye 1 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
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
523
590 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
48.0% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
272
52.0% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
155
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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