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Matt Western vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,362 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,319 different votes 1,362 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
12 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
23 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 23 No
Transport 2% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
17 Aye 42 No
25 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
25 Aye 25 No
27 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
27 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
1,560
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
873
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
46.2 % of votes cast
687
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 649
Appearances
133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
112
-21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 247 of 649
Contributions
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
145 of 161 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API