Iain Duncan Smith’s voting in Parliament

Iain Duncan Smith is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Iain Duncan Smith sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Iain Duncan Smith generally voted for a wholly elected House of Lords; most current Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes 8 votes for, 3 votes against, 3 absences, between 2003–2016. Conservative, 14 votes, between 2003–2016

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Iain Duncan Smith has quite often rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Fire Safety Bill: After Clause 2 - Prohibition on passing remediation costs on to leaseholders and tenants pending operation of a statutory scheme 27 Apr 2021

  I support holding the Lords amendment. I think it is the right thing to do at the moment, although not because it is perfect—it is far from perfect and not without its flaws. My problem is that I do not see the Government responding to the overwhelming concern about what is happening to leaseholders, many of whom, as has been said before, were first-time buyers. We face, today, an issue of...

• Human Rights: Xinjiang 22 Apr 2021

  Will my hon. Friend give way?

• Human Rights: Xinjiang 22 Apr 2021

  I will be very brief. Will my hon. Friend now commit the Foreign Office and the Government, given that they do not want to say genocide, to co-operating with and giving full evidence to the Uyghur tribunal led by Sir Geoffrey Nice? Can he now give that commitment that they will co-operate and give evidence? It will define genocide, and then the Government could sign up to it.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Also represented Chingford

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• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP
• Newspaper articles written by this MP

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/iainduncansmithmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Iain Duncan Smith campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Ministry of Justice
• Treasury
• Justice
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Hull Prison: Crimes of Violence
• Wormwood Scrubs Prison: Drugs
• Secondments
• Hull Prison: Self-harm
• Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

Other offices held in the past

• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (12 May 2010 to 19 Mar 2016)
• Leader of Her Majesty's Official Opposition (12 Sep 2001 to 6 Nov 2003)
• Leader of the Conservative Party (12 Sep 2001 to 6 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Defence (15 Jun 1999 to 12 Sep 2001)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (11 Jun 1997 to 15 Jun 1999)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (23 Oct 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Members' Interests Committee (24 Mar 1995 to 8 Nov 1995)
• Member, Standards in Public Life Committee (16 Nov 1994 to 8 Nov 1995)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (24 Jan 1994 to 10 Jul 1995)
• Member, Administration Committee (11 Jan 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)