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Tim Farron vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,245 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 1,012 different votes 1,245 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
21 Aye 13 No
Education 47% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
71 Aye 59 No
Tax 38% aligned 130 shared votes
38 Aye 92 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 30% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 28% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
62 Aye 116 No
24 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
34 Aye 87 No
Migration 6% aligned 121 shared votes
82 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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