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Chris Bryant vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,417 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,373 different votes 1,417 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
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
38 Aye 25 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 63 shared votes
23 Aye 40 No
59 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 106 shared votes
48 Aye 58 No
37 Aye 34 No
Trade 3% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
120 Aye 61 No
Tax 0% aligned 181 shared votes
61 Aye 120 No
26 Aye 82 No
Migration 0% aligned 108 shared votes
82 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
1,561
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
889
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
46.2 % of votes cast
672
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Appearances
133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
377
+243.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 649
Contributions
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
5
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 89 votes
Trade
73 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
No
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