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Rachel Reeves vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Rachel Reeves
Rachel Reeves
Lab Leeds West and Pudsey
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Rachel Reeves and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,092 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 1,059 different votes 1,092 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
18 Aye 8 No
Energy 8% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 14 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
12 Aye 26 No
105 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 166 shared votes
61 Aye 105 No
24 Aye 6 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 No
47 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 96 shared votes
49 Aye 47 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 85 No
Migration 0% aligned 106 shared votes
85 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 17 No
Transport 0% aligned 42 shared votes
17 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

50.8 %
22 % below average
Rank 620 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
1,174
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
674
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
46.0 % of votes cast
500
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

36
-24.4 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 648
Appearances
103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
533
+424.1 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 648
Contributions
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£3,061,546
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£291,343
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
5
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
32 of 45 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Migration
113 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
56 of 88 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Defence
56 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Scottish Affairs Committee Membership 21 Feb 2023
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
No
Standing Order 163: Private Sitting 22 Oct 2021
Tax
No
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