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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 653 shared comparable votes.

477 same votes 176 different votes 653 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 11 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 14 No
Energy 95% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
31 Aye 61 No
Tax 88% aligned 92 shared votes
36 Aye 56 No
25 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 80% aligned 45 shared votes
26 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 80% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 43% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 45% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 10 No
Trade 48% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 16 No
Migration 55% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 17 No
Defence 60% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 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
45.6 %
27 % below average
Rank 627 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,636 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
170
+94.9 vs Commons average
Rank 27 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
192
+58.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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