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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Kevin Bonavia

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 Kevin Bonavia
Kevin Bonavia
Lab Stevenage

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Kevin Bonavia voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 320 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 315 different votes 320 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 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
84.9 %
12 % above average
Rank 109 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
456
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
53.1 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
214
46.9 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
64
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
88
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 290 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
£183,346
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£183,346
19 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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