Compare

David Reed vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

David Reed and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 271 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 1 different votes 271 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
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
22 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

122
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
181
+35.1 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650
Contributions
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
1
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
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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