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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Christine Jardine voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,188 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 985 different votes 1,188 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
9 Aye 36 No
Education 64% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
45 Aye 101 No
Tax 38% aligned 146 shared votes
84 Aye 62 No
17 Aye 25 No
Defence 33% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 31% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
64 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 170 shared votes
101 Aye 69 No
20 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

81.5%
9% above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
882
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
1,043
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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: 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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