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Sir Desmond Swayne vs David Reed

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 David Reed
David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and David Reed voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 0 different votes 270 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
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 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
62.7 %
10 % below average
Rank 550 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
330
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
164
49.7 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
166
50.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % 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
75
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
131
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 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
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
17 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 17 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
17 of 23 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
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
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
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