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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Wendy Morton

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 Wendy Morton
Wendy Morton
Con Aldridge-Brownhills

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Wendy Morton voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,721 shared comparable votes.

1,686 same votes 35 different votes 1,721 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
83 Aye 146 No
Tax 100% aligned 229 shared votes
83 Aye 146 No
38 Aye 44 No
Trade 100% aligned 82 shared votes
38 Aye 44 No
26 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 68 shared votes
26 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
73 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 189 shared votes
74 Aye 115 No
31 Aye 36 No
Transport 97% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 45 No
Education 98% aligned 66 shared votes
22 Aye 44 No
109 Aye 30 No
Migration 99% aligned 139 shared votes
108 Aye 31 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
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 241 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,890
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
47.6% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
991
52.4% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
184
+89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
297
+132.4 vs Commons average
Rank 83 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
£1,630,211
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£253,374
12% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 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
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
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
Aye
No rebel
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
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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