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Ashley Dalton vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 471 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 453 different votes 471 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
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 53 No
Migration 0% aligned 72 shared votes
53 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 53 No
Migration 0% aligned 72 shared votes
53 Aye 19 No
44 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
19 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

63.6 %
9 % below average
Rank 536 of 650
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 650
573
901 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,085
2,349 eligible divisions
271
47.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
965
46.3 % of votes cast
302
52.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,120
53.7 % of votes cast
4
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
3 years, 4 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 650
Appearances
132
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
114
-11.8 vs Commons average
Rank 227 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

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 89 votes
Trade
15 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
79 of 94 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
Defence
66 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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