MP for Wetherby and Easingwold
“A party-loyal Conservative MP with strong attendance and a track record of government and committee service.”
Sir Alec Shelbrooke is a Conservative MP for Wetherby and Easingwold, first elected in 2010. He currently serves on the Panel of Chairs (committee) since November 2025, and his parliamentary career has included government service as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence in 2022 and a range of shadow and committee roles thereafter.
He shows strong party loyalty (100% vs party average 99%) and solid attendance (70% vs 56%). He has 7 rebel votes. His voting places him on the centre-right (57/100). On policy, he generally supports immigration controls and a strict asylum system, tends to oppose bus services regulation and stronger trade union powers, and has mixed positions on Universal Credit, VAT and transgender rights, while backing the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declares one financial interest: a family member is employed.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
12 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
Jul 2025 - Nov 2025
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
Energy Bill [HL]
May 2023 - Jun 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
