Voting Record — Desmond Swayne MP, New Forest West (10580)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
6 May 2010	still in office	Con	7 votes out of 692, 1.0%	692 votes out of 782, 88.5%	5 times
5 May 2005	12 Apr 2010	Con	13 votes out of 919, 1.4%	919 votes out of 1288, 71.4%	1 time
7 Jun 2001	11 Apr 2005	Con	14 votes out of 886, 1.6%	886 votes out of 1246, 71.1%	76 times
1 May 1997	14 May 2001	Con	13 votes out of 970, 1.3%	970 votes out of 1273, 76.2%	15 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	21 May 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Schedule 6 — Marriage overseas	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 10 — Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 8 — Domestic protection for persons	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 6 — Beliefs about marriage	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	20 May 2013	Work and Pensions — New Clause 3 — Conscientious objection: transitional arrangments	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Feb 2013	Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	13 Oct 2011	Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Sep 2011	Health and Social Care Bill 2011 — Independent Abortion Advice	minority	no	Rebel
11 May 2010	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition,
House	Date	Subject	Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	1 Apr 2009	Deferred Divisions — Ecclesiastical Offices (terms of service) measure	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Mar 2009	Business of the House — Select Committees (Chairmen), Liaison Committee and Green Book	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — £650 catch-up payment — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increase with Public Sector Earnings Index — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Jul 2008	MPs' salaries — Increases capped to 2.3% — rejected	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 16 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Change abortion limit from 24 weeks to 12 weeks — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 Mar 2007	Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 7 (100 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Mar 2007	House of Lords Reform — Composition Option 6 (80 per Cent. Elected)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Feb 2007	The First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means took the Chair as Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the Standing Order.	tellaye	no	Rebel Teller
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Short Speeches	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	14 Mar 2006	Animal Welfare Bill — New Clause "8" — Docking of dogs' tails	minority	aye	Rebel
8 Feb 2006	Stopped being a member of the Defence Committee
16 Dec 2005	Became Parliamentary Private Secretary To the Leader of the Opposition,
6 Dec 2005	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition,
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Defence Committee
20 May 2005	Became Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition,
20 May 2005	Stopped being Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition,
House	Date	Subject	Mr Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Procedure Committee
Commons	5 Apr 2005	Mental Capacity Bill — Clause 2 — People who lack capacity	tellno	no	Teller
17 Mar 2005	Stopped being Shadow Minister, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Commons	7 Feb 2005	Serious Organized Crime and Police Bill -- Demonstrating without authorisation in a designated area	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Connecting Parliament with the Public	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	9 Nov 2004	Civil Partnerships Bill [Lords] — Third Reading	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Election of an MP to more than one seat	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	12 Oct 2004	Civil Partnership Bill [Lords]	minority	aye	Rebel
9 Sep 2004	Became Parliamentary Private Secretaries To Leader of the Opposition,
Commons	28 Jun 2004	Human Tissue Bill — New Clause 1 — Determination of consent for removal, storage and use of organs from Adults for purpose of transplantation	minority	no	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Procedure Committee
Commons	12 May 2004	Deferred Division — Visitor Facilities	minority	aye	Rebel
10 May 2004	Became Shadow Minister, Local and Devolved Government Affairs
Commons	20 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 63 — Cases that may be Retried	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 29 — Rules of Court	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 15 — Taking Non-Intimate Samples Without Consent	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	19 May 2003	Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 5)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	7 May 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 9 — Electoral Commission Recommendation — As to the Electoral Region to be Combined with Gibraltar	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Apr 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Before Clause 2	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 25. Corporation Tax (Charge And Rate For 2004)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 19. Value Added Tax (Special Accounting Scheme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 Apr 2003	Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 16 — Reimbursements of costs	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 11 — Annual report on road safety statistics	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	31 Mar 2003	Railways and Transport Safety Bill — New Clause 4 — Rail freight facilities grants and track access grants	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Mar 2003	Licensing Bill — Second Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 11 — Repeal of Section 2A of Local Government Act 1986	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 2 — Valuation Tribunals: Immunity	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 2003	Local Government Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 77 — Statutory Revaluation Cycle	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Feb 2003	Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 4 (80 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	4 Feb 2003	House of Lords Reform — Option 2 (100 per Cent. Elected) — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Feb 2003	European Parliament (Representation) Bill — Clause 2 — Electoral Commission Recommendations	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2003	Electricity (Miscellanous Provisions) Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jan 2003	Electricity (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Food Supplements Directive	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Food Supplements Directive	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	20 Jan 2003	Occupational Pensions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jan 2003	Drugs Policy	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2003	Health (Wales) Bill — Clause 3 — Functions of the Centre	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2003	Health (Wales) Bill — Clause 2 — Wales Centre for Health	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Dec 2002	Extradition Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2002	Human Rights Act	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Oct 2002	Access To Facilities Of The House	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	21 Oct 2002	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] — New Clause 2 — Commission of body to study the effects of Act	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2002	Education — Clause 10 — Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jul 2002	Education — Clause 10 — Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Lords Amendment on Academies' Admissions Arrangements	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Clause 41 — Schools forums	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Before Clause 18	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Clause 10 — Powers of governing bodies to form or invest in companies to provide services etc.	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2002	Care Homes	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 Jul 2002	Care Homes	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jun 2002	European Community Documents — Authorisation of Human and Veterinary Medicines	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jun 2002	Export Control Bill — After Clause 3	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	17 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — Clause 204 — Domestic Infringements	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 8 — Compensation for depreciation of property value	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — Schedule 1 — Consequential Amendments	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 2 — Secondary Class 1 contributions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — Clause 2 — Secondary Class 1 contributions	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Jun 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill — [Sir Michael Lord in the Chair] — Clause 1 — Primary Class 1 contributions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2002	Delegated Legislation — National Health Service	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	20 May 2002	Adoption and Children Bill — [3rd Allotted Day] — Clause 131 — General interpretation, etc.	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 May 2002	National Insurance Contributions Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Clause 28 — Personal allowance for 2003–04 for those aged under 65	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Schedule 1 — Beer from small breweries: reduced rate of duty	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2002	Finance Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	30 Apr 2002	Finance Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2002	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill [Lords] (Programme) — Consideration and Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	29 Apr 2002	Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill — Second Reading	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	15 Apr 2002	Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Bill (Programme) — Subsequent stages	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	10 Apr 2002	Enterprise Bill (Programme) — Programming Committee	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	25 Mar 2002	State Pension Credit Bill [Lords] — Consideration and Third Reading	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — Schedule 3 — Commonhold association	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 3 — Consent	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	11 Mar 2002	Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill [Lords] — [1st Allotted Day] — New Clause 17 — Judgement creditor of commonhold association	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	6 Mar 2002	Office of Communications Bill [Lords] — Clause 2 — Initial function of OFCOM	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill — New Clause 3 — Discontinuance of proceedings: information for victims	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 20 — Judicial oath or affirmation	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	4 Mar 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill — Clause 1 — Guarantee of continued judicial independence	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2002	Proceeds of Crime Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 7 — Negligent failure to disclose: regulated sector	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Feb 2002	Homelessness Bill — Clause 7 — Events which cause the duty to cease	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Members' Allowances, Insurance &c. — Members' Pay (Money Resolution)	minority	aye	Rebel
House	Date	Subject	Mr Desmond Swayne	Con Vote	Rôle
Commons	27 Apr 2001	High Hedges Bill - Established hedges	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	22 Mar 2001	Election of a Speaker — Election of Speaker by secret ballot	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Mar 2001	House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill - Removal of disqualification of clergy	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	27 Feb 2001	Hunting Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	9 Jan 2001	Armed Forces Bill (Programme)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Deregulation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	13 Dec 2000	Deferred Divisions - Fisheries: Total Allowable Catches and Quotas 2001	both	no	Rebel
Commons	23 Oct 2000	Election of Speaker	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	12 Jul 2000	Age Equality Commission	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 May 2000	Northern Ireland (Flags)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	11 Apr 2000	Organ Transplants (Presumed Consent)	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Disqualifications Bill	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	25 Jan 2000	Parental Authority	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	24 Jan 2000	City of London (Ward Elections) Bill - Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	30 Nov 1999	Northern Ireland	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Nov 1999	Delegated Legislation - Terms and Conditions of Employment	Majority	no	Rebel
Commons	13 Jul 1999	Broadcasting (Religious Programming)	tellno	aye	Rebel Teller
Commons	26 May 1999	Members' Travel	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	17 May 1999	Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Offences relating to fur farming	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	14 May 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill - Appropriate authority responsibility for forfeited animals	Majority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	10 May 1999	Northern Ireland (Location of Victims' Remains) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Mar 1999	Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	3 Mar 1999	Delegated Legislation - Constitutional Law	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	1 Mar 1999	Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill - Defences available to persons who are under age	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Feb 1999	House of Lords Bill — Hereditary peers to be elected by House of Lords members — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	10 Feb 1999	Poverty and Social Exclusion (National Strategy)	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	2 Sep 1998	Business of the House (Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Bill)	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	31 Jul 1998	Northern Ireland Bill	minority	aye	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
100%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
75%	Business and community control of schools: For
100%	Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
100%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
3%	Control Orders
0%	Corporal punishment of children - Against
8%	Crossrail - In favour
100%	Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
100%	Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
21%	European Union - For
40%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
79%	Freedom of Information Bill 2000 - Strengthen
84%	Fully Elected House of Lords
92%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
29%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
11%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Increase VAT
99%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
89%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
1%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
35%	No detention without charge or trial
0%	No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50%	Nuclear power - For
2%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
0%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
100%	Post office closures - against
100%	Privatise Royal Mail
71%	Promote Occupational Pensions
0%	Proportional Representation Voting System - For
100%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
84%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
100%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
44%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
42%	Right to strike
93%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
28%	Smoking ban - In favour
78%	Stop climate change
100%	Termination of pregnancy - against
17%	Terrorism laws - For
67%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
71%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
58%	Transparency of Parliament
100%	Trident replacement - In favour
100%	Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
93%	University education fees - Should be free
38%	University Tuition Fees - For
42%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
17%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Shows which MPs voted most similarly to this one in the 2010-present, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both MPs attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between MPs that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Constituency	Party
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Voting Record — Desmond Swayne MP, New Forest West (10580)

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