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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Torsten Bell

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 Torsten Bell
Torsten Bell
Lab Swansea West

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Torsten Bell voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 287 different votes 291 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
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 44 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
44 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
22 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 398 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
55.1 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
184
44.9 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
74
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
340
+201.7 vs Commons average
Rank 48 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33 % below average
10
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) 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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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