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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Cat Smith

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 Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Cat Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,519 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,470 different votes 1,519 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
18 Aye 25 No
Benefits 7% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 30 No
Transport 5% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
69 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
109 Aye 69 No
77 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 148 shared votes
71 Aye 77 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
39 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 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 34 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 373 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,707
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
925
54.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
782
45.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
20
-55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 584 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
27
-106.3 vs Commons average
Rank 575 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15 % above 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
63 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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