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Robin Swann vs Patricia Ferguson

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

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Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim
vs
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Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West

Voting alignment

Robin Swann and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 332 shared comparable votes.

79 same votes 253 different votes 332 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 5 No
Housing 52% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 6 No
Energy 47% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 7 No
Benefits 39% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 45 No
Tax 7% aligned 73 shared votes
50 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 255 of 649
438
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
575 eligible divisions
238
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.9 % of votes cast
200
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
215
48.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
16
3.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Appearances
88
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
112
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£203,308
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Tax
96 of 111 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
26 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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