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Katie Lam vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Katie Lam and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

300 same votes 0 different votes 300 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
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
32 Aye 42 No
22 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

68.2 %
5 % below average
Rank 464 of 647
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 647
373
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,071
2,333 eligible divisions
181
48.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
958
46.3 % of votes cast
192
51.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,113
53.7 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649
Appearances
132
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
88
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Contributions
134
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£223,662
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£223,662
1 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
6
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

Tax
100 of 108 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 64 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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