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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Christine Jardine voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 1,054 different votes 1,246 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
12 Aye 37 No
Education 65% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 54% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
21 Aye 28 No
Defence 33% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
47 Aye 102 No
Tax 32% aligned 149 shared votes
88 Aye 61 No
16 Aye 21 No
Transport 22% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
92 Aye 35 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
35 Aye 92 No
13 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
67 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 172 shared votes
101 Aye 71 No
21 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 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 32 of 649
Participation
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
2,099
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,111 eligible divisions
971
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7% of votes cast
1,128
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

138
+59.3 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
Appearances
141
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
147
+9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
142
+4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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