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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mike Wood

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 Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mike Wood voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,896 shared comparable votes.

1,855 same votes 41 different votes 1,896 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
90 Aye 157 No
Tax 100% aligned 247 shared votes
90 Aye 157 No
42 Aye 44 No
Trade 100% aligned 86 shared votes
42 Aye 44 No
33 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 32 No
Housing 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
75 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 181 shared votes
75 Aye 106 No
32 Aye 36 No
Transport 97% aligned 68 shared votes
34 Aye 34 No
109 Aye 32 No
Migration 98% aligned 141 shared votes
106 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 33 No
Energy 98% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,084
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
48.1% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,081
51.9% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
142
+47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
205
+40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 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
£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£275,907
22% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
79 of 82 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
87 of 94 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye 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
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API