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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Lee Barron

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 Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Lee Barron voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 306 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 299 different votes 306 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
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 23% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
26 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
6 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 174 of 650
Participation
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 650
1,915
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
563 eligible divisions
878
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
47.1 % of votes cast
1,037
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
226
52.9 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Appearances
40
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
158
+31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
45
-81.2 vs Commons average
Rank 506 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Education
42 of 49 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Defence
28 of 33 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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