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Justin Madders vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Justin Madders
Justin Madders
Lab Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Justin Madders and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,723 shared comparable votes.

65 same votes 1,658 different votes 1,723 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
14 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 21 No
Energy 5% aligned 55 shared votes
24 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
15 Aye 29 No
105 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 175 shared votes
69 Aye 106 No
88 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 162 shared votes
75 Aye 87 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 40 No
Trade 0% aligned 77 shared votes
40 Aye 37 No
36 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
29 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
29 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

81.7 %
9 % above average
Rank 170 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,928
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,066
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
862
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
15
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

94
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 250 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

£2,078,779
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£299,970
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
2 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
152 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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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