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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Andrew Western

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 Western
Andrew Western
Lab Stretford and Urmston

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Andrew Western voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 560 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 543 different votes 560 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
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 5 No
Transport 9% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
36 Aye 35 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
42 Aye 18 No
Migration 2% aligned 60 shared votes
17 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 54 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
54 Aye 36 No
9 Aye 32 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
32 Aye 9 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 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 34 of 649
Participation
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
695
953 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
344
49.5 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
351
50.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 15 Dec 2022

Debates

133
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
139
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
306
+171.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 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
£577,200
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£255,721
13 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
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
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 13 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
6 of 6 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
39 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Benefits
31 of 35 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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