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Nick Smith vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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

Photograph of Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
vs
Photograph of Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Nick Smith and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,252 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,191 different votes 1,252 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
9 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
86 Aye 48 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 134 shared votes
53 Aye 81 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 59 No
Migration 5% aligned 87 shared votes
57 Aye 30 No
38 Aye 15 No
Education 4% aligned 53 shared votes
17 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
115 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 173 shared votes
58 Aye 115 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 54 shared votes
20 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
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