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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Andrew Bowie

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 Andrew Bowie
Andrew Bowie
Con West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Andrew Bowie voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,641 shared comparable votes.

1,601 same votes 40 different votes 1,641 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
79 Aye 138 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
79 Aye 138 No
38 Aye 46 No
Trade 100% aligned 84 shared votes
38 Aye 46 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
32 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 33 No
Housing 100% aligned 50 shared votes
17 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
73 Aye 114 No
Brexit / EU 94% aligned 187 shared votes
78 Aye 109 No
32 Aye 46 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 97% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
62 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 135 shared votes
63 Aye 72 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 188 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,739
2,162 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
847
48.7% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
892
51.3% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
122
-42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 321 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
£1,982,147
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£339,342
50% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 189 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
85 of 90 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
43 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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