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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Alison Griffiths

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 Alison Griffiths
Alison Griffiths
Con Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Alison Griffiths voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
24 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
24 Aye 46 No
17 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
162
41.6 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
227
58.4 % 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
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
58
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
106
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 202 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
£182,517
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Work / Employment
34 of 37 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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