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Ian Lavery vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Ian Lavery and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,615 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,566 different votes 1,615 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
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 7% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
73 Aye 68 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 141 shared votes
67 Aye 74 No
111 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 173 shared votes
62 Aye 111 No
33 Aye 23 No
Housing 2% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
54 Aye 15 No
Education 1% aligned 69 shared votes
16 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 70 shared votes
36 Aye 34 No
32 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
36 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
28 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
797
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
21
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
107
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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

£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£309,158
37 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
2
2 registered categories
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
66 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 77 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
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
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
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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 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
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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