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Andy Burnham vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Andy Burnham and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 106 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 97 different votes 106 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
15 Aye 2 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 2 No
Energy 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 3 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 5 No
Tax 0% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Benefits 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

42.9 %
30 % below average
Rank 630 of 650
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 650
3
7 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,077
2,340 eligible divisions
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
963
46.4 % of votes cast
3
100.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,114
53.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
0 months
Since 18 Jun 2026
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

0
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
Appearances
133
+65.2 vs Commons average
Rank 47 of 650
0
-120.4 vs Commons average
Rank 642 of 650
Contributions
135
+14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 174 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£84,964
62 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
3 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
No topic data
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
No topic data
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
No topic data
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
No topic data
#5
Defence
66 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
Aye
No
Technical and Further Education Bill: Lords Amendment 1 Motion to disagree 19 Apr 2017
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 29 Mar 2017
Benefits
No
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
No
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 27 Mar 2017
Transport
No
Aye
Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 27 Mar 2017
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
No
Opposition Motion: Chilcot Inquiry and parliamentary accountability 30 Nov 2016
No
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Aye
Investigatory Powers Bill Third Reading 7 Jun 2016
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API