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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 242 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 237 different votes 242 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
5 Aye 4 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
46 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
46 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
568 eligible divisions
879
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

90
+16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 649
Appearances
19
-54.4 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 649
168
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Contributions
28
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 111 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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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