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Janet Daby vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Janet Daby
Janet Daby
Lab Lewisham East
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Janet Daby and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,268 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,227 different votes 1,268 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
11 Aye 20 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
73 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 138 shared votes
66 Aye 72 No
54 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 97 shared votes
40 Aye 57 No
17 Aye 16 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 52 No
Tax 0% aligned 146 shared votes
52 Aye 94 No
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
35 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 327 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,428
1,921 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
766
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
662
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
8 years, 2 months
Since 14 Jun 2018
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
76
-62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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

£1,581,636
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£267,555
18 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 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

Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 162 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 65 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
97 of 112 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
67 of 81 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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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
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