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Dame Harriett Baldwin vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Dame Harriett Baldwin and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,727 shared comparable votes.

1,689 same votes 38 different votes 1,727 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
88 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 163 shared votes
88 Aye 75 No
39 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 35 No
Benefits 100% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 43 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
15 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
98 Aye 45 No
Migration 94% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
29 Aye 40 No
Trade 94% aligned 69 shared votes
27 Aye 42 No
79 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 205 shared votes
76 Aye 129 No
24 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

81.3%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,966
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
925
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
1,041
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
17
0.9% 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

121
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
150
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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

£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£247,722
10% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
4
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
208 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Trade
79 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
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Aye
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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