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Samantha Dixon vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Samantha Dixon and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 546 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 530 different votes 546 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
7 Aye 6 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 9 No
Transport 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
35 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 70 shared votes
34 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 53 No
Migration 1% aligned 69 shared votes
52 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
35 Aye 49 No
15 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 26 shared votes
3 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

72.9 %
same as average
Rank 369 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
682
935 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
339
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
46.0 % of votes cast
343
50.3 % 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
3 years, 6 months
Since 1 Dec 2022
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 648
Appearances
103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
139
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 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

£667,714
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£311,379
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 88 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 49 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
81 of 95 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Trade
17 of 20 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
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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