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Lilian Greenwood vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Lilian Greenwood
Lilian Greenwood
Lab Nottingham South
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Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Lilian Greenwood and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,536 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,486 different votes 1,536 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
10 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
30 Aye 16 No
Energy 4% aligned 46 shared votes
18 Aye 28 No
72 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 143 shared votes
73 Aye 70 No
26 Aye 11 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 37 shared votes
12 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 16 No
Benefits 3% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
39 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
29 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

74.9 %
2 % above average
Rank 317 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,768
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
949
53.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
819
46.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
17
1.0 % 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

48
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
152
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 175 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

£2,943,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£285,976
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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