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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
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Con Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 424 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
415
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
193
46.5% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
222
53.5% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
10
-73.7 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Contributions
10
-135.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29% below average
9
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
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Housing
28 of 32 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
52 of 62 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: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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