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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 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
5 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
20
5 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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