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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Ben Maguire

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
Photograph of Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
LD North Cornwall

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Ben Maguire voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 259 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 67 different votes 259 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
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 32 No
Tax 92% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 90% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
0 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 60% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
Participation
61.6 %
11 % below average
Rank 565 of 649
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
350
568 eligible divisions
879
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
189
54.0 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
161
46.0 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
171
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 276 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
£178,125
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,125
21 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
4 of 5 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
27 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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