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Mike Kane vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
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Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,537 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,476 different votes 1,537 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
27 Aye 19 No
Energy 7% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
79 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 141 shared votes
62 Aye 79 No
106 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
69 Aye 106 No
27 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
33 Aye 25 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
25 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
29 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.4 %
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,710
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
974
57.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
736
43.0 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
12 years, 6 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

35
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
48
-90.3 vs Commons average
Rank 504 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

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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
64 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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