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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
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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 1,441 shared comparable votes.

1,430 same votes 11 different votes 1,441 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
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 No
38 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
14 Aye 38 No
Education 100% aligned 52 shared votes
14 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 29 No
Migration 98% aligned 97 shared votes
68 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
69 Aye 126 No
Tax 99% aligned 195 shared votes
67 Aye 128 No
72 Aye 129 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 201 shared votes
72 Aye 129 No
67 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 129 shared votes
67 Aye 62 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
67.9 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,602
2,361 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.4 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
858
53.6 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
36
2.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
118
+40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
349
+210.7 vs Commons average
Rank 44 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
£2,057,296
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£242,339
7 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
52 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 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
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
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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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