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Chris Curtis vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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


Voting alignment

Chris Curtis and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 362 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 354 different votes 362 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
4 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 23% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
35 Aye 44 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
8 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

81.0%
8% above average
Rank 181 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 649
478
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
235
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
46.3% of votes cast
243
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

31
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 543 of 649
Appearances
148
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 649
Contributions
156
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£182,956
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£182,956
19% below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
12
4 registered categories
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API