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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Joe Robertson

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


Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Joe Robertson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 371 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 3 different votes 371 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
27 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
27 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
27 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
8 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
Participation
75.3%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
444
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
201
45.3% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
243
54.7% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
166
+82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Contributions
292
+146.1 vs Commons average
Rank 62 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
£165,302
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£165,302
27% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
95 of 112 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API