The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Rebecca Smith vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Rebecca Smith and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

70.1 %
3 % below average
Rank 429 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
403
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
189
46.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
214
53.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

140
+62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
251
+112.7 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,132
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£213,132
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Tax
87 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API