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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sarah Pochin

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 Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 149 shared comparable votes.

142 same votes 7 different votes 149 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
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

72.6 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 649
Participation
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
785
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
928
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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