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Joe Robertson vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 388 shared comparable votes.

385 same votes 3 different votes 388 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
28 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
28 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
28 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
28 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.2%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
466
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,406 eligible divisions
215
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.9% of votes cast
251
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,058
54.1% of votes cast
3
0.6% 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

188
+95.0 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
330
+168.0 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Tax
96 of 114 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API