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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Kim Leadbeater

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 Kim Leadbeater
Kim Leadbeater
Lab Spen Valley

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 832 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 809 different votes 832 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
8 Aye 19 No
Benefits 7% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
64 Aye 32 No
Migration 5% aligned 96 shared votes
29 Aye 67 No
14 Aye 9 No
Transport 4% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
56 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 111 shared votes
54 Aye 57 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 37 No
Education 0% aligned 48 shared votes
37 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,921
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,088
1,320 eligible divisions
880
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
565
51.9 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
523
48.1 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
5 years, 0 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

92
+16.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
172
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Contributions
13
-121.5 vs Commons average
Rank 614 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37 % above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
129 of 142 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
28 of 31 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
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