Chingford and Woodford Green.

Returning Conservative grandee Iain Duncan Smith has been most visible recently on two fronts: pushing for accountability over Peter Mandelson's appointment as US Ambassador -- he voted to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee in April -- and opposing the government's Pension Schemes Bill, specifically its reserve power to direct pension fund investments, a measure he voted against as an inappropriate state intrusion into private investment decisions. At constituency level, he has been publicly challenging criminal gangs occupying empty homes in Chingford, pressing the Met to act, and calling out Santander for withdrawing from a local banking hub. He votes a consistent party line -- no rebel votes on record -- and backed the full suite of Conservative amendments to the King's Speech in May.

A 70% participation rate sits a little below the Commons average. His stance profile reads like a textbook right-of-centre Conservative: 93% against tax increases, 92% pro-business, near-zero alignment with workers' rights or progressive taxation. He backs Lords scrutiny in full and parliamentary oversight strongly. Defence dominates his speeches -- 93 contributions -- well ahead of economy-jobs (48), which reflects his long-standing interest in welfare reform and public finances. His deviation from party colleagues on pension protection (+11 percentage points) is consistent with his Pension Schemes Bill votes.

IDS has sat as an MP since 1992, served as Conservative Party leader and later as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, where he designed Universal Credit -- context that explains both his fiscal-policy focus and his relative distance from pro-welfare-expansion positions. No current committee memberships are recorded. News sentiment data covers 14 articles over the past 90 days; speech and voting data appear complete.