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Lisa Nandy vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy
Lab Wigan
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Lisa Nandy and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,079 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 1,048 different votes 1,079 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
19 Aye 9 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
7 Aye 21 No
99 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 163 shared votes
66 Aye 97 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
101 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 150 shared votes
49 Aye 101 No
24 Aye 59 No
Migration 0% aligned 83 shared votes
59 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
1,198
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
718
59.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
46.0 % of votes cast
480
40.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
3
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 648
Appearances
103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
275
+166.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,770,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£234,365
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
163 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Defence
39 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
57 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Devolution / Local Government
35 of 65 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 11 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading 12 Oct 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
Aye
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill: Third Reading 30 Dec 2020
Aye
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