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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Patrick Spencer

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 Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 316 shared comparable votes.

316 same votes 0 different votes 316 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
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 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
68.7 %
4 % below average
Rank 462 of 647
1,895
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
369
537 eligible divisions
865
45.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
168
45.5 % of votes cast
1,030
54.4 % of votes cast
No votes
201
54.5 % of votes cast
41
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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
0
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 647
149
+35.2 vs Commons average
Rank 132 of 647
Contributions
0
-113.8 vs Commons average
Rank 634 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Crime / Justice
197 of 229 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 25 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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API