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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Bridget Phillipson

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 Bridget Phillipson
Bridget Phillipson
Lab Houghton and Sunderland South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Bridget Phillipson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,204 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,163 different votes 1,204 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 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 15 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 85 shared votes
56 Aye 29 No
68 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 174 shared votes
106 Aye 68 No
7 Aye 22 No
Benefits 3% aligned 29 shared votes
21 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 104 No
Tax 0% aligned 158 shared votes
104 Aye 54 No
50 Aye 21 No
Migration 0% aligned 71 shared votes
21 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,321
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
795
60.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
526
39.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
71
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
523
+389.7 vs Commons average
Rank 15 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
£2,958,445
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£276,480
22 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
78 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 43 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 89 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
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
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
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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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