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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,428 shared comparable votes.

1,406 same votes 22 different votes 1,428 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
66 Aye 140 No
Tax 100% aligned 206 shared votes
66 Aye 140 No
32 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 67 shared votes
29 Aye 38 No
15 Aye 31 No
Education 96% aligned 46 shared votes
13 Aye 33 No
14 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
71 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 186 shared votes
72 Aye 114 No
73 Aye 27 No
Migration 98% aligned 100 shared votes
75 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,743
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
801
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.1% of votes cast
942
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
958
52.9% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

152
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
190
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
203 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
263 of 331 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
Aye
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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