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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 55 different votes 302 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
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 42 No
Tax 95% aligned 65 shared votes
20 Aye 45 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 86% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 75% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

67.9%
4% below average
Rank 461 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
421
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,406 eligible divisions
222
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.9% of votes cast
199
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,058
54.1% of votes cast
13
3.1% 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

185
+92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Appearances
99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
218
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650
Contributions
161
-1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 218 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
2
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

#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API