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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Bradley Thomas

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
vs
Photograph of Bradley Thomas
Bradley Thomas
Con Bromsgrove

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Bradley Thomas voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 0 different votes 426 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
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
37 Aye 52 No
25 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 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 32 of 649
Participation
81.0%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
46.0% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
258
54.0% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
172
+88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
261
+115.1 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£215,617
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£215,617
5% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
100 of 112 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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