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Maria Eagle vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Maria Eagle
Maria Eagle
Lab Liverpool Garston
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Maria Eagle and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,499 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,450 different votes 1,499 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 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 17 No
Energy 5% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
76 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 130 shared votes
56 Aye 74 No
24 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
31 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

70.2 %
3 % below average
Rank 427 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,657
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
947
57.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
710
42.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
2
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 613 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
35
-103.3 vs Commons average
Rank 549 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

£2,716,749
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£273,819
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 77 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
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
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 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
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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