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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sarah Pochin

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sarah Pochin voted the same way 94% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

167 same votes 11 different votes 178 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
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
0 Aye 15 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 88% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 95% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 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
56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
221
389 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
97
43.9 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
124
56.1 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
7
3.2 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Housing
22 of 24 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Energy
6 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API