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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Clive Efford voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,601 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 1,558 different votes 1,601 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
16 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
67 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 143 shared votes
77 Aye 66 No
67 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 175 shared votes
107 Aye 68 No
8 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 35 shared votes
28 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
33 Aye 38 No
23 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
29 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 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 34 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,793
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
56.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
778
43.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
92
+16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
78
-55.3 vs Commons average
Rank 381 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£265,723
17 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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 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
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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