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Shivani Raja vs Sir Desmond Swayne

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

Photograph of Shivani Raja
Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East
vs
Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West

Voting alignment

Shivani Raja and Sir Desmond Swayne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
22 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
24 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
Participation
88.7%
16% above average
Rank 32 of 649
374
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
187
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
976
46.3% of votes cast
187
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
54
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

16
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649
Appearances
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
18
-127.9 vs Commons average
Rank 612 of 649
Contributions
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£205,066
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
£205,066
9% below average
Latest expenses
£127,783
44% below average
4
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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

Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
29 of 34 votes
#2
Trade
89 of 91 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
Transport
22 of 29 votes
#5
Defence
67 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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