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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,681 shared comparable votes.

1,634 same votes 47 different votes 1,681 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
71 Aye 142 No
Tax 100% aligned 213 shared votes
71 Aye 142 No
43 Aye 42 No
Trade 100% aligned 85 shared votes
43 Aye 42 No
32 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 35 No
Housing 100% aligned 62 shared votes
27 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 36 No
Transport 95% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 45 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 75 shared votes
33 Aye 42 No
76 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 202 shared votes
79 Aye 123 No
81 Aye 35 No
Migration 97% aligned 116 shared votes
78 Aye 38 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,748
2,422 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
45.9% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
945
54.1% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
195
+28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 181 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
203 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
63 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 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
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
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
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022 11 Jul 2022
Transport
No rebel
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 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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