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Alison Griffiths vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Alison Griffiths and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 0 different votes 384 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
26 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
26 Aye 47 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.2%
1% above average
Rank 356 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 649
432
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
191
44.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
46.3% of votes cast
241
55.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

96
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Appearances
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
157
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£182,517
19% below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
7
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
28 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Transport
23 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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