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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sarah Russell

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 Russell
Sarah Russell
Lab Congleton

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sarah Russell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 272 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 269 different votes 272 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
10 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
37 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
19 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
82.1 %
9 % above average
Rank 158 of 649
1,713
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
472
575 eligible divisions
785
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
51.5 % of votes cast
928
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
229
48.5 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Appearances
85
+7.1 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
161
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
Contributions
127
-11.3 vs Commons average
Rank 221 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
£179,204
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£179,204
21 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Education
49 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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