Sir Desmond Swayne
MP since 1 May 1997
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The Rt Hon Sir Desmond Swayne is the Conservative MP for New Forest West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
2103
Votes Cast
N/A
Expenses
5,600
Majority
35.4%
Vote Share
Expenses
No expense data available.
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,337 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
104
Written Questions
46
Oral Questions
213
Debates Spoken In⚑
311
Speeches⚑
444
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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2103 votes — page 6 of 85
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 28 Jan 2026
Opposition Day
2 votes · 28 Jan 2026
2 AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
2 votes · 27 Jan 2026
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
2 votes · 27 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
21 Jan 2026
2 AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee
2 votes · 21 Jan 2026
3 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
3 votes · 20 Jan 2026
4 AYE2 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
6 votes · 13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
6 votes · 13 Jan 2026
3 AYE1 NOFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
4 votes · 12 Jan 2026
Financial Interests(3)
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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
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 (flat)
- Number of properties
- 1
- Location
- London
- Ownership details
- owned jointly with my wife
- Rental income
- Yes
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
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Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name
- Moira Swayne
- Relationship
- Spouse
- Role
- Principal Secretary
- Working pattern
- Full time
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament
Burkina Faso: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her counterpart in Burkina Faso on violence towards Christian communities in that
Army: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what metrics are used to assess the efficiency of the Army recruitment system; and what estimate he has made of the most recent assessment of the efficiency
Civil Society Covenant
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to engage faith leaders and organisations who are unaware of the Civil Society Covenant framework launch
Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish (a) the long list of NHS trusts considered by the Chair for inclusion in the Independent Maternity and Neonatal Investigati
Independent National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, who has been selected to represent (a) midwifery, (b) obstetrics and (c) neonatal care for his Independent Maternity and Neonatal Investigatio
Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) staffing, (b) system, (c) compliance and (d) other costs of (i) implementing and (ii) administering the propose
Myanmar: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the government in Myanmar on the destruction of St Patrick’s Cathedral in
Israel: Palestinians
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Israel regarding persistent attacks by Israeli settlers on Taybeh
Leah Sharibu
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has raised the religious persecution of Leah Sharibu in bilateral discussions with President Tinubu of Niger
Grasslands: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will add irreplaceable meadows to the list of irreplaceable habitats.
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