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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Tom Tugendhat

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 Tom Tugendhat
Tom Tugendhat
Con Tonbridge

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Tom Tugendhat voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,691 shared comparable votes.

1,641 same votes 50 different votes 1,691 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
80 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
80 Aye 149 No
22 Aye 31 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 32 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
23 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 96% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 97% aligned 134 shared votes
97 Aye 37 No
70 Aye 121 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 191 shared votes
69 Aye 122 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
73.4%
1% above average
Rank 346 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,777
2,422 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
852
47.9% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
925
52.1% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
72
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
130
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 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
£2,161,547
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£287,101
27% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
49
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
192 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
141 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Benefits
67 of 83 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
64 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API