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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Paul Holmes

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 Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Paul Holmes voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,304 shared comparable votes.

1,264 same votes 40 different votes 1,304 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
63 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 167 shared votes
63 Aye 104 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 29 No
Education 95% aligned 40 shared votes
11 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 18 No
Transport 95% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 20 No
Energy 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
99 Aye 31 No
Migration 98% aligned 130 shared votes
97 Aye 33 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
85.0%
13% above average
Rank 91 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,449
1,704 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
49.7% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
729
50.3% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% 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
116
+20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
330
+163.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 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
£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£234,722
4% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
53 of 56 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
Aye
Schools (Gender and Parental Rights): Ten-Minute Rule Bill 27 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
No rebel
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
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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