Member of Parliament

Sir Desmond Swayne

Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency

Overview Votes Expenses Activity EDMs Alignment History Interests

Desmond has voted in 88.7% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Desmond has voted against the party's recorded majority 54 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 2,107 of 2,376 eligible divisions (88.7%). Commons average: 72.6%.

2107

Total votes

976

Aye

1131

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 976 / Noes 1,131

Divisions

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Division	Date	Vote
New Clause 18 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	7 Jan 2020	No
New Clause 5 to the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	7 Jan 2020	No
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Programme Motion Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	20 Dec 2019	Aye
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill: Second Reading Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs	20 Dec 2019	Aye
Motion to approve the draft Representation of the People (Annual Canvass) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Democracy / Parliament	31 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Third Reading	29 Oct 2019	Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill: Committee: Clause 1 Amdt 2	29 Oct 2019	No
Early Parliamentary General Election Bill (Business of the House): Stella Creasy's Amdt Transport	29 Oct 2019	No
That there shall be an early parliamentary general election	28 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: motion for an humble Address	24 Oct 2019	Aye
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Ian Blackford's amendment (h)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the economy - Jeremy Corbyn's amendment (g)	24 Oct 2019	No
The Queen's Speech: the NHS - Jeremy Corbyn's Amdt (f) NHS / Health	23 Oct 2019	No
Exiting the European Union (Financial Services) (Miscellaneous) (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 3) Regulations 2019 Brexit / EU	23 Oct 2019	Aye
Draft Statutory Auditors, Third Country Auditors and International Accounting Standards (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	23 Oct 2019	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 89/91 (98%)

Foreign Affairs 67/69 (97%)

Digital / Online Safety 57/60 (95%)

Defence 67/71 (94%)

Lowest topic participation

Benefits 57/81 (70%)

Cost of Living 8/10 (80%)

Transport 77/95 (81%)

NHS / Health 46/56 (82%)

Education 80/96 (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 2,107 of 2,376 eligible Commons divisions (88.7% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. 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