Compare

James Wild vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

James Wild and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,213 shared comparable votes.

1,171 same votes 42 different votes 1,213 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
34 Aye 30 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 30 No
Benefits 100% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
23 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 24 No
Trade 90% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
82 Aye 43 No
Migration 94% aligned 125 shared votes
82 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 25 No
Housing 97% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 23 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

85.9%
14% above average
Rank 72 of 650
Participation
81.1%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
1,464
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,965
2,422 eligible divisions
727
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
900
45.8% of votes cast
737
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,065
54.2% of votes cast
13
0.9% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

134
+38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Appearances
100
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
238
+71.6 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
162
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£985,585
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£228,734
1% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
5
3 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
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Trade
54 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 68 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
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 Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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