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Imran Hussain vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Imran Hussain
Imran Hussain
Lab Bradford East
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Imran Hussain and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,546 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,497 different votes 1,546 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
10 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
40 Aye 13 No
Education 6% aligned 53 shared votes
10 Aye 43 No
25 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
109 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
69 Aye 109 No
84 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 157 shared votes
75 Aye 82 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 100 No
Migration 0% aligned 134 shared votes
100 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 40 No
Trade 0% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
26 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

73.0 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,723
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
953
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
770
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
29
1.7 % 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

50
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
69
-69.3 vs Commons average
Rank 419 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

£2,184,798
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£312,619
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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

Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
144 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
76 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
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