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James Murray vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

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James Murray
Lab Ealing North
vs
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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

James Murray and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,052 shared comparable votes.

25 same votes 1,027 different votes 1,052 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
8 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 15 No
Transport 4% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 88 No
Migration 1% aligned 121 shared votes
87 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 112 shared votes
58 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
35 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
11 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 14 No
Housing 0% aligned 45 shared votes
14 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
643
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
561
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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

£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£293,355
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Housing
48 of 53 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Education
58 of 69 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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
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