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Pippa Heylings vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Pippa Heylings
Pippa Heylings
LD South Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Pippa Heylings and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 60 different votes 238 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 27 No
Tax 94% aligned 54 shared votes
24 Aye 30 No
4 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 83% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 62% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

57.9 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
329
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
184
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
46.2 % of votes cast
145
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
1
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

67
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 649
Appearances
133
+57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
77
-56.4 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 649
Contributions
139
+5.6 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£172,648
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£172,648
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
2
2 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
87 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Crime / Justice
46 of 62 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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