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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir John Whittingdale

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 John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir John Whittingdale voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,845 shared comparable votes.

1,808 same votes 37 different votes 1,845 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
97 Aye 130 No
Tax 100% aligned 227 shared votes
97 Aye 130 No
39 Aye 45 No
Trade 100% aligned 84 shared votes
39 Aye 45 No
29 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 66 shared votes
29 Aye 37 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
29 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 33 No
Transport 97% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 26 No
Energy 98% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
112 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 150 shared votes
109 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 54 No
Education 99% aligned 72 shared votes
19 Aye 53 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
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,938
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
929
47.9% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,009
52.1% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
34 years, 7 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
86
-8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
121
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 329 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
£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£243,709
8% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 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
205 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Trade
85 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
59 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
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API