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Connor Naismith vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Connor Naismith
Connor Naismith
Lab Crewe and Nantwich
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Connor Naismith and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 333 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 326 different votes 333 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
21 Aye 49 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

79.5%
7% above average
Rank 211 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
469
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
235
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
234
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

41
-41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 497 of 649
Appearances
98
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
45
-97.9 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
Contributions
172
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£181,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£181,830
20% below 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API