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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 327 different votes 332 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
Participation
89.5%
17% above average
Rank 25 of 650
1,743
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
565
631 eligible divisions
801
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
295
52.2% of votes cast
942
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
270
47.8% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

152
+57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
60
-34.2 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
190
+25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
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
203 of 212 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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