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Gregory Stafford vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Gregory Stafford
Gregory Stafford
Con Farnham and Bordon
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Gregory Stafford and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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
24 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
24 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
24 Aye 47 No
24 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

75.9%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
448
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
208
46.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
240
53.6% of votes cast
No votes
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% 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

146
+62.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 650
Appearances
99
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650
290
+144.3 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
Contributions
171
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£192,386
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£192,386
15% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
5
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

Tax
101 of 112 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 39 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Education
41 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
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
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