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Sir Desmond Swayne

Conservative New Forest West

Voting record

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Voted for
8
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Sir Desmond Swayne’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Sir Desmond Swayne — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 2,107 of 2,376 (89%).

8 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 Ayes 79, Noes 300 no vote recorded
7 Sep 2026 Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 Ayes 77, Noes 317 no vote recorded
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 Ayes 93, Noes 323 no vote recorded
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 Ayes 74, Noes 323 no vote recorded
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 Ayes 77, Noes 271 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 356, Noes 86 no vote recorded
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 65, Noes 251 no vote recorded
2 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 Ayes 80, Noes 298 no vote recorded
28 Apr 2026 Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Ayes 308, Noes 81 no vote recorded
28 Apr 2026 Privilege Ayes 223, Noes 335 no vote recorded
22 Apr 2026 Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 Ayes 380, Noes 7 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 Ayes 277, Noes 150 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Ayes 271, Noes 95 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Ayes 273, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Ayes 275, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 269, Noes 103 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 278, Noes 158 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 Ayes 278, Noes 73 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 Ayes 281, Noes 70 no vote recorded
14 Apr 2026 Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 Ayes 291, Noes 174 no vote recorded
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Ayes 69, Noes 279 no vote recorded
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Ayes 77, Noes 280 no vote recorded
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 392, Noes 116 no vote recorded
27 Jan 2026 Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 Ayes 61, Noes 311 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Ayes 154, Noes 303 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Ayes 143, Noes 304 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Ayes 77, Noes 298 no vote recorded
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Ayes 87, Noes 299 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Sir Desmond Swayne doesn’t currently hold a government or shadow front-bench post, but has in the past. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Previously held
Minister of State (Department for International Development) — Department for International Development (2014-07-15 to 2016-07-17) Government
Vice Chamberlain (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) — HM Household (2013-10-07 to 2014-07-15) Government
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip) — Whips Office (Commons) (2012-09-06 to 2013-10-07) Government
Opposition Whip (Commons) — Whips Office (Commons) (2002-06-01 to 2003-06-01) Shadow
Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) — Ministry of Defence (2001-06-01 to 2002-06-01) Shadow
Shadow Spokesperson (Health) — Department of Health (2001-02-01 to 2001-06-01) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Sir Desmond Swayne →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (house)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 20 May 2015)

Type of land/property: Residential property (flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: owned jointly with my wife
Rental income: Yes
(Updated 20 May 2015)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name: Moira Swayne
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Principal Secretary
Working pattern: Full time
(Updated 20 May 2015)

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Sir Desmond Swayne yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Sir Desmond Swayne has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£135,984.82 paid out to or for Sir Desmond Swayne across 64 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. This does not include Sir Desmond Swayne’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £115,190.00 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £10,635.82 (26 claims)
Accommodation — £8,362.61 (32 claims)
MP Travel — £1,752.30 (3 claims)
Staff Travel — £44.09 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Hotel - London — £320.00, 2026-02-02 — Parliamentary sittings
Software & applications — £307.33, 2026-01-30 — Caseworker annual hosting and support licence [200013632-340]
Hotel - London — £360.00, 2026-01-29 — [***][***][***]
Hotel - London — £94.00, 2026-01-17 — Parliamentary: early School Visit on 19/1
Hotel - London — £400.00, 2025-12-07 — Parliamentary Sittings [***][***][***]
Training - staff — £690.00, 2025-11-18 — Video Course Parli-Training
Software & applications — £120.00, 2025-11-03 — Caseworker Upgrade
Hotel - London — £240.00, 2025-10-30 — [***] [***] [***] - Parliamentary sittings

Every claim on file for Sir Desmond Swayne →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Sir Desmond Swayne — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Sir Desmond Swayne’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Sir Desmond Swayne is a listed officer of 4 All-Party Parliamentary Groups on file. See APPGs for the full register and the biggest funders overall.

All-Party Parliamentary Kidney Group — Officer
No declared funding on file.
All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group — Officer
No declared funding on file.
South Western Railway All-Party Parliamentary Group — Officer
No declared funding on file.

Read this carefully: funding is declared by the group (often to pay for a secretariat that runs it), not paid to Sir Desmond Swayne personally, and declaring it is a legal requirement rather than a sign of wrongdoing. This only covers groups Sir Desmond Swayne is a listed officer of — ordinary members aren’t published. Amounts are Parliament’s own figures; where it gave a banded range the midpoint is used, so totals are approximate. Funders are grouped by name, so the same organisation spelled very differently may appear twice.

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