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Clive Lewis vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Clive Lewis
Clive Lewis
Lab Norwich South
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Clive Lewis and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,456 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,418 different votes 1,456 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
24 Aye 16 No
Benefits 8% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
111 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 181 shared votes
69 Aye 112 No
23 Aye 17 No
Housing 3% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
68 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 127 shared votes
58 Aye 69 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 126 shared votes
94 Aye 32 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
27 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No

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

Voting record

68.3 %
4 % below average
Rank 458 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,612
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
895
55.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
717
44.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
20
1.2 % 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

25
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 562 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

£2,262,179
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£292,653
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
30
7 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
181 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 77 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Transport
78 of 95 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
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 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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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