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Member of Parliament

Sir Desmond Swayne

Con Conservative New Forest West ID 55
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Desmond has voted in 88.7 % of eligible Commons divisions, above the average of 73.0 %. Desmond has rebelled against the party majority 54 times.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 2,066 of 2,328 eligible divisions (88.7 %). Commons average: 73.0 %.

2066

Total votes

954

Aye

1112

No

54

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 954 / Noes 1,112

Divisions

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Division Vote
Draft Important Public Sevices (Border Security) Regulations 2017
Migration
Aye
Draft Important Public Services (Education) Regulations 2017
Education
Aye
Draft Important Public Services (Health) Regulations 2017 Aye
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 143
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 5
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 180
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 110
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 3
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 158
Brexit / EU
No
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 26
Brexit / EU
No
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Programme
Brexit / EU
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading
Brexit / EU
Aye
European Union (Notification Etc.) Bill: Second Reading - Mr Robertson's Amendment No
Opposition Motion: School Funding
Education
No

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Brexit / EU 210/211 (100 %)
Trade 86/88 (98 %)
Foreign Affairs 67/69 (97 %)
Digital / Online Safety 57/60 (95 %)
Defence 56/59 (95 %)

Lowest topic participation

Benefits 57/81 (70 %)
Cost of Living 8/10 (80 %)
Transport 74/91 (81 %)
NHS / Health 46/56 (82 %)
Education 79/95 (83 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Sir Desmond Swayne voted in?

Sir Desmond Swayne has recorded votes in 2,066 of 2,328 eligible Commons divisions (88.7 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.0 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Sir Desmond Swayne voted against their party?

Sir Desmond Swayne has voted against the party majority 54 times in the imported division data. Source