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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Gareth Davies

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 Gareth Davies
Gareth Davies
Con Grantham and Bourne

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Gareth Davies voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,331 shared comparable votes.

1,299 same votes 32 different votes 1,331 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
68 Aye 118 No
Tax 100% aligned 186 shared votes
68 Aye 118 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 56 shared votes
25 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 16 No
Transport 97% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 24 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
101 Aye 39 No
Migration 98% aligned 140 shared votes
98 Aye 42 No
12 Aye 39 No
Education 98% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
83.2%
11% above average
Rank 124 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,699 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
707
50.0% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
707
50.0% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
50
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
64
-100.6 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£1,160,498
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£271,157
20% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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