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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 523 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 505 different votes 523 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
6 Aye 10 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
48 Aye 22 No
Migration 7% aligned 70 shared votes
17 Aye 53 No
12 Aye 5 No
Transport 6% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 33 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 49 No
Tax 3% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,921
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
720
979 eligible divisions
880
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
355
49.3 % of votes cast
1,041
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
365
50.7 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 3 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

91
+15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
Appearances
60
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 649
169
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 649
Contributions
274
+139.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
18 of 21 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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 Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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