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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,040 shared comparable votes.

66 same votes 974 different votes 1,040 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
12 Aye 18 No
Energy 23% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 103 No
Tax 20% aligned 148 shared votes
102 Aye 46 No
12 Aye 21 No
Transport 12% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 23 No
Defence 11% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 24 No
Benefits 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 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
55.9%
17% below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,328
2,376 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
757
57.0% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
571
43.0% 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
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
88
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
200 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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