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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Jeremy Wright

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 Jeremy Wright
Sir Jeremy Wright
Con Kenilworth and Southam

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Jeremy Wright voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,633 shared comparable votes.

1,583 same votes 50 different votes 1,633 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
84 Aye 145 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
84 Aye 145 No
38 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
23 Aye 34 No
Housing 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
26 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 127 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 194 shared votes
72 Aye 122 No
15 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
61 Aye 33 No
Migration 96% aligned 94 shared votes
57 Aye 37 No
71 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 142 shared votes
69 Aye 73 No
21 Aye 28 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 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
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 418 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,700
2,422 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
795
46.8% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
905
53.2% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
101
+5.4 vs Commons average
Rank 224 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
121
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 332 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
£2,739,090
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£295,447
31% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
195 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Housing
58 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
49 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3G 22 Apr 2024
Migration
No 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 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with 151B and 151C and to insist on 151A 13 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 159 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 151 4 Sept 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
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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