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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Patrick Spencer

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
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Photograph of Patrick Spencer
Patrick Spencer
Ind Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Patrick Spencer voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 326 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 0 different votes 326 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
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
5 Aye 19 No
4 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
68.4 %
5 % below average
Rank 468 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
161
44.7 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
199
55.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
0
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 639 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
0
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£159,842
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,842
29 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
51 of 61 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Transport
17 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API