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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,701 shared comparable votes.

1,674 same votes 27 different votes 1,701 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
71 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 193 shared votes
71 Aye 122 No
38 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 46 No
Education 100% aligned 63 shared votes
17 Aye 46 No
24 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 91% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
95 Aye 32 No
Migration 95% aligned 127 shared votes
99 Aye 28 No
91 Aye 80 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 171 shared votes
89 Aye 82 No
13 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 27 No
Energy 98% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
898
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.2% of votes cast
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
41
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% 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
392
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650
Contributions
512
+347.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
194 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Housing
60 of 67 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 161 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 117 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
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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