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Angela Rayner vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Angela Rayner and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,473 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,427 different votes 1,473 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
11 Aye 22 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
109 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 174 shared votes
65 Aye 109 No
26 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 31 shared votes
6 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 8 No
Education 2% aligned 43 shared votes
9 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 166 shared votes
53 Aye 113 No
25 Aye 87 No
Migration 0% aligned 112 shared votes
87 Aye 25 No
44 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 75 shared votes
31 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
34 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

66.7%
6% below average
Rank 480 of 650
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
1,613
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
898
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
715
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

47
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 501 of 650
Appearances
154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
483
+318.4 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 650
Contributions
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£219,458
3% below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
24
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
7
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API