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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Rishi Sunak

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 Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak
Con Richmond and Northallerton

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Rishi Sunak voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 972 shared comparable votes.

949 same votes 23 different votes 972 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
44 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 120 shared votes
44 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
16 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 25 No
Transport 100% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 13 No
Energy 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 90% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 11 No
Migration 95% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 20 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
57 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 166 shared votes
57 Aye 109 No
33 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 77 shared votes
34 Aye 43 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
41.6%
31% below average
Rank 633 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,005
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
454
45.2% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
551
54.8% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
51
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 476 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
63
-101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£1,536,845
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£166,813
26% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
167 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
61 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
47 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
52 of 98 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
20 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Rural communities 7 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API