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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,580 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,535 different votes 1,580 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
11 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
64 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
65 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 150 shared votes
86 Aye 64 No
13 Aye 30 No
Digital / Online Safety 2% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 128 No
Tax 0% aligned 197 shared votes
128 Aye 69 No
21 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
39 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
25 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 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
75.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,776
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
57.5 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
755
42.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
49
-26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 420 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
28
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 574 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
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
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
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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