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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Lucy Rigby

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 Lucy Rigby
Lucy Rigby
Lab Northampton North

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Lucy Rigby voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 227 different votes 231 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
45 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
45 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 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

81.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 176 of 647
Participation
60.1 %
13 % below average
Rank 578 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
323
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
50.2 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
161
49.8 % 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
54
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
243
+129.2 vs Commons average
Rank 57 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
£163,015
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£163,015
28 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Transport
23 of 25 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
16 of 22 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Migration
8 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
Where they voted the same
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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