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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,493 shared comparable votes.

1,475 same votes 18 different votes 1,493 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
63 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
63 Aye 129 No
76 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
76 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
31 Aye 32 No
16 Aye 39 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
16 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 40 No
Trade 95% aligned 78 shared votes
36 Aye 42 No
75 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 198 shared votes
71 Aye 127 No
18 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
65 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 136 shared votes
64 Aye 72 No
63 Aye 129 No
Tax 100% aligned 192 shared votes
63 Aye 129 No

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

Voting record

72.0%
same as average
Rank 381 of 650
Participation
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
1,720
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,904
2,390 eligible divisions
790
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
47.4% of votes cast
930
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,002
52.6% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

145
+58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Appearances
126
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
181
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
Contributions
216
+64.6 vs Commons average
Rank 129 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Standards Code of Conduct amendment (a) 12 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Aye
Environment Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 45 20 Oct 2021
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Chris Bryant's amendment (a) to the motion on the independent expert panel 23 Jun 2020
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill 4 Sept 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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