Compare

Greg Smith vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Greg Smith and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,277 shared comparable votes.

1,257 same votes 20 different votes 1,277 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
80 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 152 shared votes
80 Aye 72 No
34 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 30 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
23 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 25 No
Trade 90% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
96 Aye 40 No
Migration 96% aligned 136 shared votes
92 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 21 No
Energy 97% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 25 No
Housing 97% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
54 Aye 111 No
Tax 99% aligned 165 shared votes
56 Aye 109 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,506
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
733
48.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
773
51.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
21
1.4% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

246
+151.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
370
+205.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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

£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£286,530
27% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
3
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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
55 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Migration
149 of 154 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
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
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
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