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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,707 shared comparable votes.

1,678 same votes 29 different votes 1,707 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
74 Aye 130 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 204 shared votes
74 Aye 130 No
30 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
34 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
15 Aye 45 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
15 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
100 Aye 46 No
Migration 94% aligned 146 shared votes
101 Aye 45 No
21 Aye 27 No
Energy 98% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
86 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 171 shared votes
86 Aye 85 No
83 Aye 155 No
Tax 99% aligned 238 shared votes
81 Aye 157 No

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

Voting record

81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,924
2,417 eligible divisions
898
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
912
47.4% of votes cast
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,012
52.6% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
130
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
228
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
209 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
205 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes
#5
Trade
84 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1 22 May 2024
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API