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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 367 different votes 378 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
26 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 49 No
Tax 0% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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
86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 77 of 649
2,092
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
493
573 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
246
49.9 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
247
50.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

135
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
58
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
142
+5.3 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 649
Contributions
75
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 402 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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