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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Nick Timothy

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 Timothy
Nick Timothy
Con West Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Nick Timothy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 322 shared comparable votes.

322 same votes 0 different votes 322 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
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
31 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 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 35 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 450 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
190
47.9 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
207
52.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 239 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
106
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£194,714
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£194,714
14 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
20
5 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
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Tax
87 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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