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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Andrew Griffith

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 Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Andrew Griffith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,255 shared comparable votes.

1,224 same votes 31 different votes 1,255 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
58 Aye 104 No
Tax 100% aligned 162 shared votes
58 Aye 104 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 34 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 60 shared votes
26 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 16 No
Transport 95% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 25 No
Energy 97% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 33 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
9 Aye 32 No
102 Aye 38 No
Migration 98% aligned 140 shared votes
99 Aye 41 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
78.7%
6% above average
Rank 222 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,699 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
670
50.1% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
667
49.9% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
63
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
94
-70.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£285,103
26% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
7 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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Migration
146 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
65 of 70 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading 20 Jun 2022
Transport
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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