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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 309 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 304 different votes 309 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 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
45 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 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
45 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

72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
Participation
89.2%
17% above average
Rank 26 of 649
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
526
590 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
52.3% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
251
47.7% 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
+63.2 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
58
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 649
181
+38.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
202 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#4
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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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