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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ann Davies

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

Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
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Photograph of Ann Davies
Ann Davies
PC Caerfyrddin

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ann Davies voted the same way 50% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 115 different votes 231 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
26 Aye 28 No
Tax 76% aligned 54 shared votes
35 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 2 No
Housing 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 7 No
Education 63% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 56% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 7 No
Defence 55% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
55.5 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
319
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
62.1 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
121
37.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

138
+60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
106
+28.4 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 649
141
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
114
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£168,317
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£168,317
26 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
7 of 7 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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