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Dr Kieran Mullan vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Kieran Mullan
Con Bexhill and Battle
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Dr Kieran Mullan and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,344 shared comparable votes.

1,309 same votes 35 different votes 1,344 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
64 Aye 102 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
64 Aye 102 No
26 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Transport 95% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 28 No
Trade 96% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 24 No
Energy 97% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
98 Aye 42 No
Migration 98% aligned 140 shared votes
101 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

84.4%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 650
Participation
88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
1,439
1,704 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
704
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
988
46.3% of votes cast
735
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
4
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.5% of votes cast
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

152
+56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Appearances
154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
615
+448.6 vs Commons average
Rank 15 of 650
Contributions
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,272,613
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£301,859
33% above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
211 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
92 of 94 votes
Migration
147 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
167 of 178 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
52 of 56 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
Aye
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
No rebel
No
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
Aye rebel
Aye
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
No rebel
Aye rebel
Committee on Standards Motion 6 Jun 2023
No
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
No rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API