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Helen Hayes vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,678 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,622 different votes 1,678 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 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
5 Aye 21 No
78 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 152 shared votes
74 Aye 78 No
Most different by topic
143 Aye 81 No
Tax 0% aligned 224 shared votes
81 Aye 143 No
32 Aye 38 No
Trade 0% aligned 70 shared votes
38 Aye 32 No
41 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
28 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
33 Aye 24 No
Housing 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No

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

Voting record

79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,875
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,037
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
838
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % 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

93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
121
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 232 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

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
2
2 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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
149 of 171 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 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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