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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Ed Davey voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

191 same votes 872 different votes 1,063 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
6 Aye 27 No
Education 64% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 57% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 14 No
Housing 46% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
41 Aye 83 No
Tax 34% aligned 124 shared votes
71 Aye 53 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 29% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
66 Aye 35 No
Migration 1% aligned 101 shared votes
36 Aye 65 No
58 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 166 shared votes
103 Aye 63 No
12 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % 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
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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