Compare

Peter Fortune vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Peter Fortune and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 2 different votes 386 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
27 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
27 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
5 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
27 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
27 Aye 54 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
9 Aye 25 No
5 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
5 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 650
452
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,956
2,406 eligible divisions
202
44.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.9% of votes cast
250
55.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,058
54.1% of votes cast
2
0.4% 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

139
+46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 650
Appearances
99
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
163
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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

£180,830
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£180,830
20% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
4 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

Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
9 of 10 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 66 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
No
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API