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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Martin Vickers

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 Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Martin Vickers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,944 shared comparable votes.

1,907 same votes 37 different votes 1,944 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
95 Aye 160 No
Tax 100% aligned 255 shared votes
95 Aye 160 No
43 Aye 46 No
Trade 100% aligned 89 shared votes
43 Aye 46 No
38 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 40 No
Transport 97% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
112 Aye 41 No
Migration 98% aligned 153 shared votes
109 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 33 No
Energy 98% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 53 No
Education 99% aligned 73 shared votes
19 Aye 54 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 98 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,048
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
47.4% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,078
52.6% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
177
+82.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
176
+11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£210,269
7% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
206 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Work / Employment
76 of 80 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
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
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
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
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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