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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Michael Shanks voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 308 different votes 317 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 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 9 No
Migration 10% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
7 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 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
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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