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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Matt 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 Matt Vickers
Matt Vickers
Con Stockton West

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Matt Vickers voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,250 shared comparable votes.

1,223 same votes 27 different votes 1,250 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
59 Aye 99 No
Tax 100% aligned 158 shared votes
59 Aye 99 No
27 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 20 No
Transport 95% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 22 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
94 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 132 shared votes
91 Aye 41 No
66 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 133 shared votes
68 Aye 65 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
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 240 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,330
1,699 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
638
48.0% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
692
52.0% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% 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
125
+30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
269
+104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£1,218,799
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£295,321
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
57 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 41 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
48 of 56 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
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, wearing of face coverings) (England) regulations 2021 30 Nov 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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