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Jonathan Reynolds vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde
vs
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Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Jonathan Reynolds and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,418 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,369 different votes 1,418 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 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 15 No
Energy 6% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
31 Aye 22 No
Transport 4% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
23 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

65.8 %
7 % below average
Rank 504 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,554
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
896
57.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
658
42.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
3
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

2
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 635 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
2
-136.3 vs Commons average
Rank 632 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

£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£244,258
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Trade
78 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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