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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,460 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,409 different votes 1,460 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
13 Aye 21 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
64 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 117 shared votes
55 Aye 62 No
26 Aye 16 No
Energy 2% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
32 Aye 20 No
Transport 2% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
121 Aye 68 No
Tax 0% aligned 189 shared votes
68 Aye 121 No
37 Aye 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
36 Aye 37 No
40 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
30 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,632
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
918
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
714
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
11
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
91
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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

£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£292,729
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Housing
48 of 54 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
67 of 76 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 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
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
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
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