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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Lee Anderson voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,028 shared comparable votes.

994 same votes 34 different votes 1,028 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
30 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 48 shared votes
17 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 24 No
Benefits 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
7 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 24 No
Trade 89% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 92% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
78 Aye 43 No
Migration 95% aligned 121 shared votes
82 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 14 No
Transport 95% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
620
50.1 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
618
49.9 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
53 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
134 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sep 2023
Energy
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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