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Sir Alec Shelbrooke vs Sir Iain Duncan 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 Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Sir Alec Shelbrooke and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,561 shared comparable votes.

1,527 same votes 34 different votes 1,561 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
29 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 41 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
16 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 28 No
Benefits 100% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 38 No
Trade 94% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
73 Aye 39 No
Migration 96% aligned 112 shared votes
76 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
76 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 200 shared votes
73 Aye 127 No
16 Aye 25 No
Energy 98% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

72.1%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,743
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
801
46.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
942
54.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

152
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
190
+25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650
Contributions
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£274,658
21% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
3
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
203 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Housing
62 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
86 of 94 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
No rebel
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
Aye
Aye
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
No rebel
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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