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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Ruth Jones voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 935 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 901 different votes 935 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
13 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 17 No
Transport 5% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
59 Aye 30 No
Migration 3% aligned 89 shared votes
27 Aye 62 No
55 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 100 shared votes
44 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 23 No
Trade 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
182
+36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Contributions
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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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