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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Gavin Robinson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,310 shared comparable votes.

1,072 same votes 238 different votes 1,310 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
17 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
69 Aye 113 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 182 shared votes
69 Aye 113 No
10 Aye 32 No
Education 90% aligned 42 shared votes
12 Aye 30 No
59 Aye 110 No
Tax 88% aligned 169 shared votes
65 Aye 104 No
16 Aye 23 No
Energy 87% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 24 No
Defence 60% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 21 No
Benefits 62% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
66 Aye 22 No
Migration 63% aligned 88 shared votes
51 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 18 No
Housing 63% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 55 shared votes
19 Aye 36 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
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
100
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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