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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Karin Smyth

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 Karin Smyth
Karin Smyth
Lab Bristol South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Karin Smyth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,520 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,473 different votes 1,520 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
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 22 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 29 No
Energy 4% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
75 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 149 shared votes
76 Aye 73 No
67 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
108 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 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
72.6 %
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,708
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
56.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
752
44.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
107
+31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
383
+249.7 vs Commons average
Rank 31 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
£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£291,769
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
82 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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