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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Vikki Slade

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
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Photograph of Vikki Slade
Vikki Slade
LD Mid Dorset and North Poole

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Vikki Slade voted the same way 74% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

209 same votes 74 different votes 283 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
28 Aye 33 No
Tax 95% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 18 No
Education 93% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 21 shared votes
6 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 9 No
Defence 83% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 33% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 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 34 of 649
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
396
568 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
220
55.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
176
44.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
227
+151.9 vs Commons average
Rank 9 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
319
+185.7 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£142,768
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£142,768
37 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 5 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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