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Graham Stuart vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Graham Stuart and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,591 shared comparable votes.

1,559 same votes 32 different votes 1,591 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
76 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 155 shared votes
76 Aye 79 No
30 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 36 No
Benefits 100% aligned 54 shared votes
18 Aye 36 No
15 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
15 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 28 No
Energy 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 41 No
Migration 93% aligned 131 shared votes
89 Aye 42 No
31 Aye 38 No
Trade 94% aligned 69 shared votes
29 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 96% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
69 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 173 shared votes
67 Aye 106 No
16 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.7%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,829
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
860
47.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
969
53.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
3
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

147
+52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
326
+161.4 vs Commons average
Rank 64 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

£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£299,689
33% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
11
7 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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

Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Trade
80 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Energy
57 of 70 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
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
No rebel
Representation of the People (Postal and Proxy Voting etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 12 Sept 2023
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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