Compare

Al Carns vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Al Carns
Al Carns
Lab Birmingham Selly Oak
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Al Carns and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 214 different votes 219 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
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 13 No
Tax 0% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
1 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

52.5 %
20 % below average
Rank 615 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
298
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
142
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
45.8 % of votes cast
156
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

66
-8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Appearances
91
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
316
+183.3 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 649
Contributions
171
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£170,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£170,101
25 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
0
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

Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
21 of 31 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
22 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
7 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API