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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Christian Wakeford

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
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Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Christian Wakeford voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 1,138 shared comparable votes.

392 same votes 746 different votes 1,138 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
27 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 84% aligned 55 shared votes
28 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 69% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 22 No
Benefits 65% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 18 No
Trade 62% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 53% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 3% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 32 No
Education 5% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 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
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
48.1 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
734
51.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
1
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
1
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 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
£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£335,718
48 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
50 of 50 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
69 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 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
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
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 Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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