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Voting Record — Iain Duncan Smith MP, Chingford & Woodford Green (10180)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

Constituency From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...) Teller

Chingford & Woodford Green 5 May 2005 still in office Con 7 votes out of 684, 1.0% 684 votes out of 1224, 55.9% 0 times

Chingford & Woodford Green 7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 Con 3 votes out of 559, 0.5% 559 votes out of 1246, 44.9% 0 times

Chingford & Woodford Green 1 May 1997 14 May 2001 Con 0 votes out of 740, 0.0% 740 votes out of 1273, 58.1% 0 times

Chingford 9 Apr 1992 8 Apr 1997 unknown votes out of votes out of times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Iain Duncan Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	16 Mar 2009	Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill — Use of the Chamber (United Kingdom Youth Parliament)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 5 (60 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
2 Aug 2006	Stopped being Chairman of the Social Justice Policy Group, Conservative Party
Commons	5 Jul 2006	Deferred Divisions — adjournment (summer)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — as amended	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — consideration	Majority	no	Rebel
16 Dec 2005	Became Chairman of the Social Justice Policy Group, Conservative Party
House	Date	Subject	Mr Iain Duncan Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Schedule 28 — Consequential amendments: Scotland	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	28 Jun 2004	Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Iain Duncan Smith	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Iain Duncan Smith	unknown Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
86%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
50%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
16%	Control Orders
50%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
50%	Crossrail - In favour
10%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
84%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
100%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
8%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
29%	House of Lords Reform
16%	Identity cards - For introduction
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
98%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
31%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
86%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Nuclear power - For
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
1%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
99%	Post office closures - against
58%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
50%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
74%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
70%	Smoking ban - In favour
92%	Stop climate change
88%	Termination of pregnancy - against
20%	Terrorism laws - For
100%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
50%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
8%	University education fees - For top up fees
92%	University education fees - Should be free
1%	University tuition fees
2%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2005-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement Name Constituency Party
100.0% John Howell Henley Con

98.2% David Willetts Havant Con

97.9% Angela Browning Tiverton & Honiton Con

97.9% George Osborne Tatton Con

97.7% Francis Maude Horsham Con