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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mark Pritchard

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 Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mark Pritchard voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,480 shared comparable votes.

1,450 same votes 30 different votes 1,480 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
72 Aye 136 No
Tax 100% aligned 208 shared votes
72 Aye 136 No
19 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 100% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
33 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 97% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 27 No
Energy 98% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
93 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 130 shared votes
90 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 25 No
Transport 98% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 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
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 529 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,547
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
735
47.5% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
812
52.5% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
212
+117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 25 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
252
+87.4 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£174,182
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
198 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 50 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
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
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
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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