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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Alex Davies-Jones

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

Photograph of Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Desmond Swayne
Con New Forest West
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Photograph of Alex Davies-Jones
Alex Davies-Jones
Lab Pontypridd

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Alex Davies-Jones voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,016 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 994 different votes 1,016 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
18 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 11 No
Transport 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 20 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
62 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 122 shared votes
59 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
26 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 19 No
Trade 0% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
72.1 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,149
1,594 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
597
52.0 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
552
48.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
54
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
300
+191.1 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,333,464
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£314,112
39 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
136 of 152 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
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
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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
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