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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Catherine Fookes

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 Catherine Fookes
Catherine Fookes
Lab Monmouthshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Catherine Fookes voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 337 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 329 different votes 337 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 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
45 Aye 24 No
7 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
25 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 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 38 of 650
Participation
80.5 %
8 % above average
Rank 195 of 650
2,081
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
558 eligible divisions
963
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
231
51.4 % of votes cast
1,118
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
218
48.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
50
-19.8 vs Commons average
Rank 381 of 650
138
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
74
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£211,272
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£211,272
7 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
25 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
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