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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Blake Stephenson

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
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Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 357 shared comparable votes.

357 same votes 0 different votes 357 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 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
21 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
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
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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