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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Alex Easton

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

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
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Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Alex Easton voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

170 same votes 11 different votes 181 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
10 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
2 Aye 15 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 5 No
Energy 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Housing 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 70% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
Participation
43.7%
29% below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
258
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.3% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
136
52.7% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
107
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Contributions
139
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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