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Andy McDonald vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,590 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,532 different votes 1,590 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
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
112 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 182 shared votes
70 Aye 112 No
28 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 34 shared votes
7 Aye 27 No
75 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 144 shared votes
69 Aye 75 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
34 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 35 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 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

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
2 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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
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