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Naz Shah vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,376 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,327 different votes 1,376 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
109 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 169 shared votes
60 Aye 109 No
24 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
70 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 146 shared votes
76 Aye 70 No
34 Aye 12 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
13 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
32 Aye 35 No
40 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
31 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
20 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
9
3 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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 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
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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