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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Andrew Rosindell

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 Rosindell
Andrew Rosindell
RUK Romford

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Andrew Rosindell voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,380 shared comparable votes.

1,360 same votes 20 different votes 1,380 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
76 Aye 121 No
Tax 100% aligned 197 shared votes
76 Aye 121 No
66 Aye 16 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
66 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 35 No
Education 100% aligned 53 shared votes
18 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 21 No
Benefits 100% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 37 shared votes
15 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 94% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 29 No
Housing 98% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 27 No
Transport 98% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
65 Aye 122 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 187 shared votes
64 Aye 123 No
66 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 128 shared votes
65 Aye 63 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
63.1 %
10 % below average
Rank 547 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,312 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
45.5 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
795
54.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
41
2.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
96
+36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
128
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,918,831
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,834
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
3 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Trade
66 of 88 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
49 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Transport
63 of 87 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
29 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4L 28 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4J 27 Apr 2021
No rebel
Aye
Fire Safety Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 4B, 4C, 4D and 4E 22 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree to Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
No rebel
No
Trade Bill: Amendment (a) to the motion to insist on Amendments 3C and 3D and disagree with Lords Amendment 3E 22 Mar 2021
Trade
Aye rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2B and to Lords Amendment 3B and propose amendments (a) and (b) in lieu 9 Feb 2021
Trade
No rebel
Aye
Trade Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 3 19 Jan 2021
Trade
No rebel
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (North of England, North East and North West of England and Obligations of Undertakings (England) etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 21 Oct 2020
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 2) (England) (Amendment) (No.4) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020, No. 986) 6 Oct 2020
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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