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Tim Roca vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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

Photograph of Tim Roca
Tim Roca
Lab Macclesfield
vs
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Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Tim Roca and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 325 different votes 332 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
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
52 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 22 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
22 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

72.9%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 650
Participation
81.2%
9% above average
Rank 170 of 650
460
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,417 eligible divisions
247
53.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
45.8% of votes cast
213
46.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,064
54.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

69
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
Appearances
98
+3.8 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
88
-76.1 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 650
Contributions
158
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£202,502
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£202,502
10% below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
0
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
24 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Education
46 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 67 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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