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Debbie Abrahams vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Debbie Abrahams and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,492 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,451 different votes 1,492 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
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 8% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
110 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 174 shared votes
64 Aye 110 No
78 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 146 shared votes
71 Aye 75 No
16 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
124 Aye 68 No
Tax 0% aligned 192 shared votes
68 Aye 124 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
27 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
27 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 36 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
905
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
761
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
15 years, 7 months
Since 13 Jan 2011
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
86
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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

£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£290,169
28 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
4
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
46 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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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
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