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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 376 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 1 different votes 376 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
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 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
18 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 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

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 315 of 650
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 37 of 650
423
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,086
2,350 eligible divisions
189
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
965
46.3 % of votes cast
234
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,121
53.7 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

139
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
132
+60.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
226
+98.4 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
Contributions
136
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 184 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
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Energy
16 of 20 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
4 of 5 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API