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Afzal Khan vs Sir Desmond Swayne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,477 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,434 different votes 1,477 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
18 Aye 17 No
Benefits 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
76 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 148 shared votes
72 Aye 76 No
24 Aye 16 No
Energy 3% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 7 No
Education 2% aligned 45 shared votes
8 Aye 37 No
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 163 shared votes
63 Aye 100 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
40 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 229 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,657
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
925
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
732
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
6
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 489 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
44
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
52 of 54 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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