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Nigel Huddleston vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Nigel Huddleston
Nigel Huddleston
Con Droitwich and Evesham
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Nigel Huddleston and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,974 shared comparable votes.

1,928 same votes 46 different votes 1,974 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
96 Aye 159 No
Tax 100% aligned 255 shared votes
96 Aye 159 No
42 Aye 45 No
Trade 100% aligned 87 shared votes
42 Aye 45 No
31 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
31 Aye 36 No
36 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 66 shared votes
36 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 205 shared votes
81 Aye 124 No
20 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
38 Aye 34 No
Transport 97% aligned 72 shared votes
36 Aye 36 No
112 Aye 41 No
Migration 98% aligned 153 shared votes
115 Aye 38 No
29 Aye 32 No
Energy 98% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

86.8%
14% above average
Rank 58 of 650
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
2,099
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
1,008
48.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
1,091
52.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
4
0.2% 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

55
-39.5 vs Commons average
Rank 457 of 650
Appearances
154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
64
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Contributions
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,007,696
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£275,510
22% above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
22
5 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

Brexit / EU
209 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Trade
88 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
No rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
No rebel
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
No rebel
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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