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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 999 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 966 different votes 999 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
13 Aye 18 No
Trade 13% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 17 No
Housing 7% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
76 Aye 39 No
Migration 4% aligned 115 shared votes
36 Aye 79 No
7 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 37 No
Education 0% aligned 48 shared votes
37 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.6 %
9 % above average
Rank 171 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,920
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
879
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
171
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.3 vs Commons average
Rank 514 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
No
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No
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