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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Charlie Maynard

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 Maynard
Charlie Maynard
LD Witney

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Charlie Maynard voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 69 different votes 277 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
2 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 35 No
Tax 95% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 22 No
Education 93% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 85% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
386
568 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
194
50.3 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
192
49.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
80
+4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
139
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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
£182,545
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,545
19 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
31
6 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 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
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 Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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