The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Compare

Robin Swann vs Sir James Cleverly

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
Photograph of Sir James Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly
Con Braintree

Voting alignment

Robin Swann and Sir James Cleverly voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

247 same votes 41 different votes 288 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
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Trade 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 3 No
Housing 47% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 2 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 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
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 437 of 649
438
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,645
2,361 eligible divisions
238
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
771
46.9 % of votes cast
200
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
874
53.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

117
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
144
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Contributions
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£203,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,020,933
all imported IPSA years
£203,308
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,795
18 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Transport
79 of 95 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
73 of 91 votes
Tax
96 of 111 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 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
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Third Reading 29 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API