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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Mr Mark Francois

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 Mr Mark Francois
Mr Mark Francois
Con Rayleigh and Wickford

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Mr Mark Francois voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,423 shared comparable votes.

1,412 same votes 11 different votes 1,423 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
72 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
72 Aye 129 No
66 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
66 Aye 62 No
36 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
36 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 37 No
Education 100% aligned 51 shared votes
14 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 29 No
Migration 98% aligned 96 shared votes
67 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
67 Aye 126 No
Tax 99% aligned 193 shared votes
65 Aye 128 No
72 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
72 Aye 129 No
66 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 128 shared votes
66 Aye 62 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
68.1 %
5 % below average
Rank 469 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,582
2,323 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
735
46.5 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
847
53.5 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 2 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
25 years, 0 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

83
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 647
Appearances
102
+38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 91 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
282
+168.2 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
69 of 88 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
Aye
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) (No.4) Regulations 2020 4 Nov 2020
Aye
Aye rebel
Finance Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 20 1 Jul 2020
Tax
No
Aye rebel
Finance Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 1 1 Jul 2020
Tax
No
Aye rebel
New Clause 1: Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords] Committee Stage 17 Jun 2020
No
Aye
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union 29 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API