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Sarah Bool vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Sarah Bool and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

346 same votes 0 different votes 346 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
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
27 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 394 of 649
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
411
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
174
42.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
237
57.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % 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

90
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 186 of 649
Appearances
93
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 649
105
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Contributions
171
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£188,791
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£188,791
17 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
14
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
98 of 111 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 62 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API