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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Patrick Spencer

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
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

259 same votes 0 different votes 259 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
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
767
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
913
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 648
Appearances
0
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
87
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
Contributions
0
-107.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 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
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API