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Ruth Cadbury vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Ruth Cadbury
Ruth Cadbury
Lab Brentford and Isleworth
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,579 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,534 different votes 1,579 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 18 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 16 No
Benefits 5% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
67 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 145 shared votes
79 Aye 66 No
30 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 18 No
Energy 2% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 88 No
Migration 0% aligned 124 shared votes
88 Aye 36 No
35 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
32 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
25 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
15 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

75.0 %
2 % above average
Rank 314 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
1,770
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
986
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
969
46.3 % of votes cast
784
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
5
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Appearances
139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
43 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
74 of 91 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Education
78 of 96 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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