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Nadia Whittome vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Nadia Whittome
Nadia Whittome
Lab Nottingham East
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Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Nadia Whittome and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 960 different votes 978 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
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 10 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
41 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 102 shared votes
62 Aye 40 No
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
94 Aye 28 No
79 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
43 Aye 79 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 94 No
Migration 0% aligned 122 shared votes
94 Aye 28 No
79 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 122 shared votes
43 Aye 79 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,106
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
570
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
536
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
26
2.4 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
56
-82.3 vs Commons average
Rank 469 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

£1,307,357
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£284,746
26 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
0
0 registered categories
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

NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Migration
132 of 154 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
52 of 67 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 44 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 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
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
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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