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Mr Calvin Bailey vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Mr Calvin Bailey
Mr Calvin Bailey
Lab Leyton and Wanstead
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Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Mr Calvin Bailey and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 252 different votes 257 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
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 19 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

63.2%
9% below average
Rank 538 of 649
Participation
81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
373
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
45.8% of votes cast
179
48.0% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

101
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 649
Appearances
96
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
218
+74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Contributions
167
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,701
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£186,701
17% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Defence
26 of 34 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
38 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Housing
23 of 32 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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