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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Richard Fuller

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 Richard Fuller
Richard Fuller
Con North Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Richard Fuller voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,479 shared comparable votes.

1,455 same votes 24 different votes 1,479 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
77 Aye 117 No
Tax 100% aligned 194 shared votes
77 Aye 117 No
41 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 86 shared votes
41 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
13 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
13 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 29 No
Migration 95% aligned 105 shared votes
71 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 22 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 22 No
Transport 98% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 31 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
81 Aye 93 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 174 shared votes
82 Aye 92 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 219 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,343
1,699 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
633
47.1% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
710
52.9% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
70
-94.6 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£2,221,578
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£273,108
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
60 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 41 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 70 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
159 of 178 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 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
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
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
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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