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Kit Malthouse vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Kit Malthouse and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,979 shared comparable votes.

1,919 same votes 60 different votes 1,979 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
101 Aye 165 No
Tax 100% aligned 266 shared votes
101 Aye 165 No
44 Aye 46 No
Trade 100% aligned 90 shared votes
44 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 34 No
Housing 100% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
76 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 200 shared votes
74 Aye 126 No
112 Aye 43 No
Migration 98% aligned 155 shared votes
115 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 32 No
Energy 98% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.0%
14% above average
Rank 71 of 650
Participation
88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
2,083
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
997
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
1,086
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
22
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

98
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 234 of 650
Appearances
154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
150
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 650
Contributions
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£293,019
30% above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Trade
91 of 94 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Migration
163 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
201 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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