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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 155 different votes 158 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
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
13 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 32 No
Tax 0% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 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
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 625 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
121
43.7% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
156
56.3% 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
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 649
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
Contributions
224
+80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 39 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 112 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
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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