Compare

Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,712 shared comparable votes.

1,684 same votes 28 different votes 1,712 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
38 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 64 shared votes
28 Aye 36 No
12 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 60 shared votes
12 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 34 No
Benefits 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 42 No
Migration 94% aligned 146 shared votes
103 Aye 43 No
33 Aye 41 No
Trade 95% aligned 74 shared votes
31 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 23 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 26 No
Housing 98% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
929
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 650
Contributions
158
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 225 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
No rebel
Aye
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: Government Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 31, 35 & 36 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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