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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

905 same votes 262 different votes 1,167 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 20 No
Energy 91% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 21 No
Benefits 54% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 61% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 63% aligned 60 shared votes
18 Aye 42 No
55 Aye 22 No
Migration 64% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 65% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
same as average
Rank 371 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,703
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,349 eligible divisions
781
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
721
49.7 % of votes cast
922
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
731
50.3 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

100
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
Appearances
101
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
113
-12.8 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 70 votes
Defence
64 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API