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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Rebecca 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
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Photograph of Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
Con South West Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Rebecca Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 305 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 0 different votes 305 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
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
30 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 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
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
373
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
46.4 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
200
53.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
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
117
+56.6 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
207
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 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
£213,132
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£213,132
6 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
85 of 108 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 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 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API