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Jessica Morden vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East
vs
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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,561 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,511 different votes 1,561 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
20 Aye 12 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
31 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
112 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 171 shared votes
59 Aye 112 No
77 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 148 shared votes
74 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
138 Aye 69 No
Tax 0% aligned 207 shared votes
69 Aye 138 No
36 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
33 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,845
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,027
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
818
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 470 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

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
1 registered category
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
68 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
154 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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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