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Sir Iain Duncan Smith

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Chingford and Woodford Green · in Parliament since 9 April 1992

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 2667

Email: Iain.duncansmith.mp@parliament.uk

Website

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
78.1%
1,327 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
955
in the 7 year window
Written questions
329
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sir Iain Duncan Smith is the Conservative MP for Chingford and Woodford Green, and has been an MP continually since 9 April 1992.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Chingford and Woodford Green4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Chingford and Woodford Green6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Chingford and Woodford Green1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times
Chingford9 April 19921 May 1997Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative9 April 1992Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Bradford West

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Secretary of State for Work and PensionsGovernment12 May 201019 March 2016
Leader of HM Official OppositionOpposition12 September 20016 November 2003
Leader of the Conservative PartyOther12 September 20016 November 2003
Shadow Secretary of State for DefenceOpposition15 June 199912 September 2001
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and PensionsOpposition11 June 199715 June 1999

Voting participation

Participation rate
78.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,327

joint 234th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Sir Iain Duncan Smith voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 90.5%90.5%2021: 79.3%79.3%2022: 74.1%74.1%2023: 87.5%87.5%2024: 76.0%76.0%2025: 69.6%69.6%2026: 74.2%74.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236175 74.2%
2025322224 69.6%
2024200152 76.0%
2023256224 87.5%
2022251186 74.1%
2021242192 79.3%
2020190172 90.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068882 82.6%
59th631445 70.5%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
955
Written questions
329
Oral questions
4
Early day motions
2
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 256th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Sir Iain Duncan Smith: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 7720212022: 343420222023: 282820232024: 757520242025: 11811820252026: 66662026
Oral questions per year
Sir Iain Duncan Smith: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.00.51.01.52.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 1120242025: 2220252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Sir Iain Duncan Smith: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02019: 0020192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 118 53 66 1 0 0 0
2025 212 77 118 2 0 0 0
2024 101 42 75 1 0 0 0
2023 136 52 28 0 1 0 0
2022 143 58 34 0 0 0 0
2021 128 59 7 0 1 0 0
2020 116 48 1 0 0 0 0
2019 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
955
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
390
distinct debates

106th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Sir Iain Duncan Smith: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0631251882502019: 1120192020: 11611620202021: 12812820212022: 14314320222023: 13613620232024: 10110120242025: 21221220252026: 1181182026
Debates participated in per year
Sir Iain Duncan Smith: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 484820202021: 595920212022: 585820222023: 525220232024: 424220242025: 777720252026: 53532026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 1992

    • – Became MP for Chingford
    • – Joined Conservative

  2. 1997

    • – Became MP for Chingford and Woodford Green
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  3. 1999

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  4. 2001

    • – Appointed (opposition): Leader of HM Official Opposition
    • – Appointed: Leader of the Conservative Party
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

  5. 2003

    • – Left role: Leader of HM Official Opposition
    • – Left role: Leader of the Conservative Party

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for Chingford and Woodford Green
    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  7. 2016

    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

  8. 2024

    • – Became MP for Chingford and Woodford Green

Constituency: Chingford and Woodford Green

Chingford and Woodford Green constituency boundary
Area
22.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 4,757
Electorate
74,010 · turnout 65.5%
Postcode areas
E17, E18, E4, IG8, IG9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.