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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 434 different votes 449 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
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 15% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
26 Aye 22 No
Migration 6% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 32 shared votes
26 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 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 370 of 649
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 513 of 649
1,709
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
1,067 eligible divisions
783
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
55.1 % of votes cast
926
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
312
44.9 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

118
+42.7 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
134
+0.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
183
+49.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
27 of 29 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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