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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Sir Julian 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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,772 shared comparable votes.

1,723 same votes 49 different votes 1,772 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
92 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 241 shared votes
92 Aye 149 No
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
32 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
28 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 29 No
Benefits 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
65 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 170 shared votes
68 Aye 102 No
22 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
103 Aye 30 No
Migration 98% aligned 133 shared votes
100 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 32 No
Energy 98% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,876
2,422 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
902
48.1% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
974
51.9% 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
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
103
+7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
128
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 304 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 11 Jun 2025
Aye 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
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 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
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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