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John Whitby vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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


Voting alignment

John Whitby and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 354 different votes 360 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
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 8 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 23 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% 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

89.4 %
17 % above average
Rank 28 of 650
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 650
495
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,909
2,340 eligible divisions
254
51.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
876
45.9 % of votes cast
241
48.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,033
54.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

59
-8.8 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
73
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
156
+35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,571
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£189,571
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API