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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Iain Duncan Smith

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 Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Iain Duncan Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,838 shared comparable votes.

1,811 same votes 27 different votes 1,838 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
87 Aye 151 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
87 Aye 151 No
14 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
14 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 32 No
Energy 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 39 No
Trade 95% aligned 75 shared votes
34 Aye 41 No
107 Aye 40 No
Migration 97% aligned 147 shared votes
104 Aye 43 No
14 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 35 No
Housing 98% aligned 59 shared votes
25 Aye 34 No
30 Aye 36 No
Transport 98% aligned 66 shared votes
31 Aye 35 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
81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
882
45.8 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 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
£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,254
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
208 of 211 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
No rebel
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
No rebel
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
Aye
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
No rebel
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
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
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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