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Neil O'Brien vs Robin Swann

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Robin Swann voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

245 same votes 49 different votes 294 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
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 38% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 47% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 62% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
Participation
77.6 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 648
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
408
526 eligible divisions
860
49.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
221
54.2 % of votes cast
892
50.9 % of votes cast
No votes
187
45.8 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 648
Appearances
101
+41.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 648
34
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 648
Contributions
126
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,308
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,308
10 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
#2
Trade
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
Defence
21 of 22 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#4
Energy
16 of 17 votes
Trade
78 of 84 votes
#5
Migration
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part 12 Nov 2025
Energy
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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