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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Cameron 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
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Photograph of Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas
Ind Tewkesbury

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Cameron Thomas voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

180 same votes 54 different votes 234 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
6 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 38 No
Tax 95% aligned 60 shared votes
25 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 86% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
0 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 8 No
Housing 45% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 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 35 of 650
Participation
56.5 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 650
2,087
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
319
565 eligible divisions
966
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
167
52.4 % of votes cast
1,121
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
152
47.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

131
+59.0 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
80
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
135
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
108
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,596
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,596
28 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
20 of 29 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API