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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Nick Smith

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 Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Lab Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Nick Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,497 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,450 different votes 1,497 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
15 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 28 No
Energy 6% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
52 Aye 88 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 140 shared votes
90 Aye 50 No
70 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 144 shared votes
76 Aye 68 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 129 No
Tax 0% aligned 205 shared votes
129 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 34 No
Housing 0% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 321 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,009
57.3 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
751
42.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
91
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
119
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 229 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£251,492
11 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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