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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Andy Slaughter

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 Andy Slaughter
Andy Slaughter
Lab Hammersmith and Chiswick

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Andy Slaughter voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,721 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 1,677 different votes 1,721 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
19 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 29 No
Energy 4% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
79 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 163 shared votes
86 Aye 77 No
13 Aye 29 No
Digital / Online Safety 2% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 141 No
Tax 0% aligned 215 shared votes
141 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 33 No
Defence 0% aligned 64 shared votes
33 Aye 31 No
34 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 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
81.8 %
9 % above average
Rank 161 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,925
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,070
55.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
855
44.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
80
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
110
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 257 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
£2,905,788
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,386
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Housing
64 of 66 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
53 of 56 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 75 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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