Compare

Christian Wakeford vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 35% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 692 different votes 1,066 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
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 84% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 65% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 12 No
Trade 59% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 52% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
31 Aye 17 No
Benefits 50% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
29 Aye 12 No
Education 5% aligned 41 shared votes
10 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Appearances
99
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
171
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 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
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
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 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sept 2023
Aye
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No
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