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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Brian Mathew

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 Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Brian Mathew voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 251 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 42 different votes 251 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
23 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Trade 67% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 17 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 525 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
341
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
48.1 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
177
51.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
64
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 376 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£157,740
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£157,740
30 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
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