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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,232 same votes 19 different votes 1,251 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
68 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
68 Aye 122 No
24 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
14 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
88 Aye 36 No
Migration 95% aligned 124 shared votes
92 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 21 No
Energy 97% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
43 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 104 shared votes
42 Aye 62 No
67 Aye 130 No
Tax 99% aligned 197 shared votes
66 Aye 131 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
59.5%
13% below average
Rank 576 of 650
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,437
2,417 eligible divisions
898
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
610
42.4% of votes cast
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
827
57.6% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.1% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Appearances
71
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
193 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes
#5
Tax
228 of 331 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Financial Markets and Services Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
No
Aye
Health and Social Care Levy Bill: Third Reading 14 Sept 2021
No rebel
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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