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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 544 shared comparable votes.

13 same votes 531 different votes 544 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
4 Aye 13 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 6 No
Transport 5% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
22 Aye 57 No
Tax 3% aligned 79 shared votes
55 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 21 No
Migration 2% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
17 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
5 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 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
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 515 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
698
1,072 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
54.9 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
315
45.1 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
4 years, 1 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
244
+105.7 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
27 of 29 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Housing
34 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Transport
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 21 Feb 2024
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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