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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Richard Tice

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 Richard Tice
Richard Tice
RUK Boston and Skegness

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Richard Tice voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 229 shared comparable votes.

207 same votes 22 different votes 229 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
16 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 4 No
Education 100% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 91% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 17 No
Housing 96% aligned 25 shared votes
7 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 20 No
Tax 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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 35 of 649
Participation
51.7 %
21 % below average
Rank 619 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
297
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
141
47.5 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
156
52.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
3.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
164
+86.1 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
234
+95.7 vs Commons average
Rank 95 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
£176,036
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£176,036
22 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
23
5 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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 9 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
22 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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