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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 307 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 300 different votes 307 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 71 shared votes
43 Aye 28 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 376 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
52.1% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
204
47.9% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

96
+14.2 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 649
Appearances
60
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
167
+24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Contributions
239
+96.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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