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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 598 shared comparable votes.

441 same votes 157 different votes 598 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
1 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 13 No
Energy 94% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 60 No
Tax 89% aligned 81 shared votes
26 Aye 55 No
23 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
25 Aye 21 No
Brexit / EU 78% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 13 No
Benefits 52% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 17 No
Defence 56% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 16 No
Migration 58% aligned 40 shared votes
29 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 7 No
Transport 58% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 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
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,636 eligible divisions
879
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
171
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API