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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Greg 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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Greg Smith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,393 shared comparable votes.

1,371 same votes 22 different votes 1,393 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 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
68 Aye 112 No
103 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 142 shared votes
103 Aye 39 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 23 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 21 No
Transport 98% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
74 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 153 shared votes
75 Aye 78 No
68 Aye 112 No
Tax 100% aligned 180 shared votes
68 Aye 112 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
88.6%
16% above average
Rank 34 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,506
1,699 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
733
48.7% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
773
51.3% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4% 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
246
+151.5 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
370
+205.4 vs Commons average
Rank 47 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
55 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
No rebel
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers and Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021, No 97) 10 Feb 2021
Aye
No rebel
Public Health (S.I. No. 8) 6 Jan 2021
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) Regulations 2020 1 Dec 2020
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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