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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
vs
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 375 shared comparable votes.

375 same votes 0 different votes 375 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
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 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
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
26 Aye 46 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 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

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 649
Participation
73.6 %
1 % above average
Rank 340 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
423
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
44.0 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
237
56.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
94
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
156
+17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

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
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,517
19 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
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
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Education
40 of 50 votes
Defence
67 of 71 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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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