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Ed Miliband vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,194 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,154 different votes 1,194 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
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
14 Aye 26 No
107 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 171 shared votes
64 Aye 107 No
29 Aye 5 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 138 shared votes
47 Aye 91 No
21 Aye 97 No
Migration 0% aligned 118 shared votes
97 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 36 shared votes
12 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
46.0 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Student loans 18 Mar 2026
Aye
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
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