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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,527 shared comparable votes.

1,491 same votes 36 different votes 1,527 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
75 Aye 139 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
75 Aye 139 No
40 Aye 31 No
Trade 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 44 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
14 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
16 Aye 32 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 48 shared votes
16 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 37 No
Migration 97% aligned 121 shared votes
80 Aye 41 No
63 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 172 shared votes
64 Aye 108 No
12 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 26 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 31 No
Transport 98% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 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
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,587
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
747
47.1% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
840
52.9% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
14
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
18
-146.6 vs Commons average
Rank 616 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
16
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
173 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
126 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
52 of 71 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
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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Motion No. 4 - Health Protection (Coronavirus, restrictions) (Self-isolation) 30 Nov 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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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