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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 238 different votes 1,273 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 21 No
Energy 95% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
70 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 92% aligned 193 shared votes
71 Aye 122 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 23 No
Defence 60% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 63% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 11 No
Housing 63% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 65% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
63 Aye 25 No
Migration 66% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 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
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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