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Kate Osborne vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Kate Osborne and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 920 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 893 different votes 920 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
9 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 7 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
50 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 95 shared votes
44 Aye 51 No
19 Aye 13 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
10 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
544
51.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
507
48.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
15
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

5
-72.9 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
5
-133.3 vs Commons average
Rank 624 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

£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£344,831
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
4
4 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

Migration
131 of 154 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Trade
41 of 53 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Education
50 of 69 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
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 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
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