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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Anna Sabine

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 Anna Sabine
Anna Sabine
LD Frome and East Somerset

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Anna Sabine voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 255 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 72 different votes 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
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 95% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 32 No
Tax 94% aligned 53 shared votes
24 Aye 29 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 5 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
6 Aye 9 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
61.0%
12% below average
Rank 567 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
360
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
203
56.4% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
157
43.6% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
66
-77.5 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£223,493
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£223,493
1% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
6 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
40 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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