Compare

Max Wilkinson vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Max Wilkinson
Max Wilkinson
LD Cheltenham
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Max Wilkinson and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 66 different votes 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
9 Aye 21 No
Education 97% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 44 No
Tax 96% aligned 69 shared votes
22 Aye 47 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 22 shared votes
2 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 5 No
Transport 81% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 465 of 649
Participation
81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
386
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
216
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
879
45.8 % of votes cast
170
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
3
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

88
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Appearances
90
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
110
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
Contributions
168
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£196,958
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£196,958
13 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
3 registered categories
4
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Tax
86 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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