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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sarah Bool

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 Sarah Bool
Sarah Bool
Con South Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sarah Bool voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 353 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 0 different votes 353 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
27 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 15 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
27 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
9 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 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

81.4%
9% above average
Rank 172 of 649
Participation
70.8%
2% below average
Rank 409 of 649
1,935
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
418
590 eligible divisions
887
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
177
42.3% of votes cast
1,048
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
241
57.7% 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
96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
171
+25.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£188,791
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£188,791
17% below average
9
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 39 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Tax
98 of 112 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 14 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
53 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
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
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
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