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Joe Robertson vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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


Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

383 same votes 1 different votes 384 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
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
35 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
19 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API