Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Chingford and Woodford Green.
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.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Smith broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Defence spending has been allowed to fall under successive governments; Britain now faces its greatest threat since the 1930s from totalitarian states (China, Russia, Iran), requir…”
“The Bill is bad procedure dressed up as carry-over; it was damaged before, the government denied concerns about vexatious pursuit, and voting blind on unrevealed amendments betrays…”
“Calls for the government to publicly declare British tourists Lindsay and Craig Foreman as innocent and formally declare their detention arbitrary to increase pressure on Iran.”
“Bill contained problematic Henry VIII powers; Chagossian court ruling on right of return is being undermined by government appeal; why is government preventing them returning to is…”
Smith holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 93 | 48.7% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 17 | 8.9% |
| Home Office | 15 | 7.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 15 | 7.9% |
| Treasury | 12 | 6.3% |
| Ministry of Justice | 7 | 3.7% |
| Ministry of Defence | 6 | 3.1% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 6 | 3.1% |
Whether Great British Energy is making purchases of clean energy products that (a) have and (b) are suspected of containing elements made using (i) slave and (ii) forced labour; and if he will ensure that slavery and human trafficking do not take place in its (A) business and (B) supply chains.
Awaiting answer.
Whether Jonathan Powell has held meetings with Grandview Institution since November 2024.
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress on freedom of religion and belief for (a) Tibetans, (b) Uyghurs, (c) Hui and (d) Mongols; and what discussions she has had with international counterparts on that law.
Awaiting answer.
What plans do they have to tackle geographical disparities when it comes to the treatment of glioblastoma.
Awaiting answer.
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Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 236,375 | 89.0% |
| Office Costs | 24,907 | 9.4% |
| Staff Travel | 2,848 | 1.1% |
| MP Travel | 1,324 | 0.5% |
| Total · 98 claims | 265,454 | 100% |
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Nothing tabled for Smith on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 17,281 | 35.6% | Won |
| 2019 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 23,481 | 48.5% | Won |
| 2017 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 23,076 | 49.1% | Won |
| 2015 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 20,999 | 47.9% | Won |
| 2010 | Chingford and Woodford Green | 22,743 | 52.8% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Duncan SmithWON | Con | 17,281 | 35.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Chingford and Woodford Green →