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Dr Rupa Huq vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,555 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,508 different votes 1,555 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
13 Aye 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
69 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 145 shared votes
76 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 2% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
42 Aye 18 No
Education 2% aligned 60 shared votes
19 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
112 Aye 82 No
Tax 0% aligned 194 shared votes
82 Aye 112 No
37 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 337 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,744
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
959
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
785
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % 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

66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
55
-83.3 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
75 of 91 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
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
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 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
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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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