Ayes & Noes
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Member of Parliament

Sir Desmond Swayne

Con Conservative New Forest West ID 55

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 2,054 of 2,311 eligible divisions (88.9 %). 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
Education
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
Education
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Benefits
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Trade
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Trade
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Tax
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Devolution / Local Government Tax
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Benefits
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Work / Employment
Aye

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 2,311 eligible Commons divisions (88.9 % 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