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Alex Norris vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley
vs
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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Alex Norris and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,416 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,374 different votes 1,416 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
10 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 24 No
Transport 4% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
66 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 126 shared votes
61 Aye 65 No
37 Aye 9 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
10 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
22 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
25 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.2 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,583
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
887
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
696
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % 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

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 441 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
417
+278.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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

£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£301,924
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
144 of 163 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
64 of 73 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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