Ayes & Noes
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Member of Parliament

Sir Desmond Swayne

Con Conservative New Forest West ID 55
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 2,054 of 2,312 eligible divisions (88.8 %). Commons average: 73.2 %.

2054

Total votes

944

Aye

1110

No

54

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 944 / Noes 1,110

Divisions

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Division Vote
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Transport
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 20
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: Amendment 25
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 36: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases on or after 1 April 2025)
Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 35: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases before 1 April 2025)
Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees)
Education Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect)
Energy Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure)
Energy Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate)
Energy Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (investors' relief)
Tax
No
Budget Resolution No. 7: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Tax Transport
No
Budget Resolution No. 6: Capital gains tax (the main rates)
Tax
No
Great British Energy Bill: Third Reading
Energy
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 71/87 (82 %)
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 2,054 of 2,312 eligible Commons divisions (88.8 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.2 %. 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