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Mary Glindon vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Mary Glindon
Mary Glindon
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Mary Glindon and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,469 shared comparable votes.

71 same votes 1,398 different votes 1,469 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
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
22 Aye 18 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
106 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 168 shared votes
62 Aye 106 No
21 Aye 8 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 0% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
30 Aye 25 No
26 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
20 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

80.6 %
8 % above average
Rank 189 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,902
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
1,043
54.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
859
45.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
27
1.4 % 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

43
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
48
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 502 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

£2,457,492
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£295,191
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
69 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Transport
86 of 95 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Work / Employment
67 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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