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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Mr Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,251 shared comparable votes.

1,213 same votes 38 different votes 1,251 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
64 Aye 113 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
64 Aye 113 No
28 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 26 No
Trade 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 91% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 20 No
Transport 95% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 24 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
84 Aye 36 No
Migration 98% aligned 120 shared votes
81 Aye 39 No
10 Aye 32 No
Education 98% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
79.6%
7% above average
Rank 205 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,357
1,704 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
663
48.9% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
694
51.1% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
68
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
97
-69.4 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
62 of 63 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
61 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
48 of 55 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 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
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
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
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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