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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 1,558 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 1,521 different votes 1,558 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 17 No
Energy 2% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
114 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 186 shared votes
69 Aye 117 No
Most different by topic
114 Aye 74 No
Tax 0% aligned 188 shared votes
74 Aye 114 No
33 Aye 39 No
Trade 0% aligned 72 shared votes
39 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 55 shared votes
21 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 347 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
943
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
790
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
8
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
51
-87.3 vs Commons average
Rank 494 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

£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£264,778
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Education
86 of 96 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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
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
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
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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