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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Steve Witherden

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
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Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Steve Witherden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 259 different votes 261 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
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
41 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
1% above average
Rank 363 of 649
Participation
79.7%
8% above average
Rank 201 of 649
1,714
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
464
582 eligible divisions
786
45.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
51.9% of votes cast
928
54.1% of votes cast
No votes
223
48.1% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

135
+55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
Appearances
61
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
173
+33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 649
Contributions
76
-63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 410 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API