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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 333 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 0 different votes 333 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 32 of 649
Participation
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 446 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
196
48.0% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
212
52.0% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
122
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£199,214
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£199,214
12% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
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
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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