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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 312 shared comparable votes.

312 same votes 0 different votes 312 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

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
48.0% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
212
52.0% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

99
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Contributions
122
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£199,214
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£199,214
12% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
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 67 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
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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