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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Charlotte Cane

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 Charlotte Cane
Charlotte Cane
LD Ely and East Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Charlotte Cane voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 67 different votes 276 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
19 Aye 43 No
Tax 95% aligned 62 shared votes
22 Aye 40 No
0 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 20 shared votes
2 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 84% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 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
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 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
69.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 447 of 649
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
568 eligible divisions
879
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
215
54.7 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
178
45.3 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 649
Appearances
46
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
168
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
49
-80.7 vs Commons average
Rank 492 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
£177,566
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£177,566
22 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Benefits
25 of 30 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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: 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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