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Sir Iain Duncan Smith vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Con Chingford and Woodford Green
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,838 shared comparable votes.

1,811 same votes 27 different votes 1,838 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
87 Aye 151 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
87 Aye 151 No
14 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 64 shared votes
14 Aye 50 No
23 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
23 Aye 38 No
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 32 No
Energy 100% aligned 55 shared votes
23 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 41 No
Trade 95% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
104 Aye 43 No
Migration 97% aligned 147 shared votes
107 Aye 40 No
15 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 34 No
Housing 98% aligned 59 shared votes
24 Aye 35 No
31 Aye 35 No
Transport 98% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 173 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,925
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
882
45.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
1,043
54.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
41
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
34 years, 4 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
171
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,530,064
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£265,254
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
10
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
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
208 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Housing
60 of 66 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
198 of 230 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56B 17 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Illegal Migration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 56 11 Jul 2023
Migration
Aye
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
No rebel
No rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill: Motion to disagree with LA 26B 20 Apr 2022
Migration
Aye
Aye
Health Regulations (Face Coverings) SI No 1400 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye rebel
Nationality and Borders Bill (Report): New Clause 52 7 Dec 2021
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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