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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Charlie Dewhirst

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 Charlie Dewhirst
Charlie Dewhirst
Con Bridlington and The Wolds

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Charlie Dewhirst voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
32 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
32 Aye 52 No
15 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
69.6 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
366
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
43.7 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
206
56.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
81
+20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
107
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£184,765
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£184,765
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Tax
95 of 108 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Education
39 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API