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Catherine West vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Catherine West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Catherine West and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,526 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,489 different votes 1,526 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
26 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
16 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 34 shared votes
12 Aye 22 No
70 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 138 shared votes
70 Aye 68 No
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 2% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
114 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 186 shared votes
69 Aye 117 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 72 No
Tax 0% aligned 186 shared votes
72 Aye 114 No
30 Aye 39 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
34 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 20 No
Transport 0% aligned 48 shared votes
20 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
same as average
Rank 362 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
1,694
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
927
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
46.0 % of votes cast
767
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

33
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 648
Appearances
103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
65
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Education
85 of 95 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
151 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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