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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Andrew Lewin

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Andrew Lewin voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 389 different votes 399 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
6 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 23% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 46 shared votes
27 Aye 19 No
32 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
49 Aye 32 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
9 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
19 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
89.3%
17% above average
Rank 25 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
271
51.4% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
256
48.6% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
58
-24.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
71
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£184,505
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£184,505
18% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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