Compare

Sir Desmond Swayne vs Alex Norris

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
vs
Photograph of Alex Norris
Alex Norris
Lab Nottingham North and Kimberley

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Alex Norris voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,371 different votes 1,413 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
16 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 23 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 30 No
Transport 4% aligned 56 shared votes
32 Aye 24 No
61 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 126 shared votes
66 Aye 60 No
10 Aye 36 No
Education 2% aligned 46 shared votes
37 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
11 Aye 26 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
75.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,578
2,099 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
56.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
692
43.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 477 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
349
+215.7 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,827,073
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£301,924
33 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 161 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
159 of 188 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API