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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 368 shared comparable votes.

368 same votes 0 different votes 368 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 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

73.7 %
1 % above average
Rank 340 of 650
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 650
415
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,085
2,349 eligible divisions
182
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
965
46.3 % of votes cast
233
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,120
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

88
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Appearances
132
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
152
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Contributions
136
+10.2 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650

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
43 % below average
7
3 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

Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 89 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Defence
66 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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