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Andy Slaughter vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Andy Slaughter and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,726 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,682 different votes 1,726 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
13 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 19 No
Energy 4% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
86 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 163 shared votes
79 Aye 84 No
30 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 2% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
141 Aye 74 No
Tax 0% aligned 215 shared votes
74 Aye 141 No
37 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
41 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
24 Aye 41 No
33 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 163 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,932
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,073
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
859
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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

£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£285,386
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
64 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
68 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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