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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Rebecca Smith

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 Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 0 different votes 228 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
23 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
2 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
2 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

72.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 372 of 648
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
1,680
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
767
45.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
913
54.3 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 648
Appearances
117
+57.1 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
87
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
Contributions
207
+99.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Defence
54 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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