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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Alison Taylor

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Alison Taylor voted the same way 10% of the time, based on 212 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 190 different votes 212 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
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 29% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 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 32 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 649
156
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 649
Contributions
76
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 415 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
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
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
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API