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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Blake Stephenson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 335 shared comparable votes.

334 same votes 1 different votes 335 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
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
33 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
20 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
71.7 %
2 % below average
Rank 397 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
166
44.0 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
211
56.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
71
+10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 648
Contributions
91
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Transport
18 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
89 of 108 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API