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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Nick Timothy

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 Nick Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Nick Timothy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
22 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 454 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
371
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
175
47.2 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
196
52.8 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % 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
89
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
108
-5.8 vs Commons average
Rank 214 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
14 of 17 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
46 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

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 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API