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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Harriet Cross voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 292 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 0 different votes 292 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
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 48 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
Participation
73.4 %
same as average
Rank 355 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
394
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
46.7 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
210
53.3 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
Appearances
94
+30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
166
+52.2 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
97 of 108 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Defence
18 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API