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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Anneliese Dodds

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
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Photograph of Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,464 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,423 different votes 1,464 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
15 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 22 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
74 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 152 shared votes
78 Aye 74 No
64 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 164 shared votes
97 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
93 Aye 34 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
34 Aye 93 No
21 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 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
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 241 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,642
2,099 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
920
56.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
722
44.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
75
-0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
86
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Education
72 of 76 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
172 of 194 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
40 of 46 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) 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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
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