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John Healey vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

John Healey and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,315 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,275 different votes 1,315 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
25 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
112 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 180 shared votes
68 Aye 112 No
24 Aye 10 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
56 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 107 shared votes
53 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
38 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
21 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 17 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 570 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,427
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
812
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
615
43.1 % 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
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

46
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 453 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
430
+291.7 vs Commons average
Rank 27 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

£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£320,971
42 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
6
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
69 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
125 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
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
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
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
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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