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Robin Swann vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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

Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim
vs
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Robin Swann and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 186 shared comparable votes.

140 same votes 46 different votes 186 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 8 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 5 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
0 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 2 No
Housing 27% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 45% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 56% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 83% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.8%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 649
Participation
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
447
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
243
54.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
204
45.6% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

119
+36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
146
+2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£203,308
10% below average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Tax
96 of 112 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
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
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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