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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Chris Bloore

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 Chris Bloore
Chris Bloore
Lab Redditch

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Chris Bloore voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 314 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 307 different votes 314 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
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
36 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 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 37 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 351 of 650
2,085
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
563 eligible divisions
965
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
48.9 % of votes cast
1,120
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
211
51.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

134
+63.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 of 650
Appearances
105
+34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
140
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
Contributions
116
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 221 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
£167,691
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£167,691
26 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
18 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API