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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.

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Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
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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 347 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 339 different votes 347 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
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
58 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 21 No
Education 0% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 58 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
58 Aye 27 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
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
Participation
76.2%
4% above average
Rank 282 of 650
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
481
631 eligible divisions
898
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
47.0% of votes cast
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
255
53.0% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.5% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

98
+4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
Appearances
48
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
157
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
55
-108.8 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
8
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
209 of 212 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes
#5
Tax
103 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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