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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Richard Fuller

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 Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Richard Fuller voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,347 shared comparable votes.

1,325 same votes 22 different votes 1,347 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
87 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 171 shared votes
87 Aye 84 No
41 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 87 shared votes
41 Aye 46 No
26 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 34 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
34 Aye 21 No
Transport 100% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 22 No
Trade 90% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
71 Aye 31 No
Migration 93% aligned 102 shared votes
66 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 29 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
21 Aye 32 No
Housing 98% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 219 of 650
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,343
1,699 eligible divisions
898
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
633
47.1% of votes cast
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
52.9% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
209 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 63 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
No
Aye
Committee on Standards - Amendment (a) 3 Nov 2021
No rebel
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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