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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Rebecca Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 50 different votes 242 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
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 30 No
Tax 95% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
6 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 4 No
Housing 50% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 50% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

68.1%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 649
Participation
70.5%
2% below average
Rank 419 of 649
402
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
590 eligible divisions
208
51.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
47.1% of votes cast
194
48.3% of votes cast
No votes
220
52.9% of votes cast
13
3.2% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

165
+82.7 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
147
+64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Contributions
265
+121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Tax
88 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
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
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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