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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Chris Webb

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 Webb
Chris Webb
Lab Blackpool South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Chris Webb voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 321 different votes 331 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 6 No
Benefits 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 8 No
Transport 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
36 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 86 shared votes
50 Aye 36 No
7 Aye 19 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 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 35 of 649
Participation
71.9 %
1 % below average
Rank 382 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
424
590 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
48.6 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
218
51.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 2 May 2024

Debates

136
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Appearances
120
+41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
141
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
122
-17.3 vs Commons average
Rank 233 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
£308,254
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£308,254
36 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
102 of 117 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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