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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Clive Lewis

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 Lewis
Clive Lewis
Lab Norwich South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Clive Lewis voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,452 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,414 different votes 1,452 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
13 Aye 27 No
Benefits 8% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
12 Aye 18 No
69 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 181 shared votes
111 Aye 70 No
18 Aye 22 No
Housing 3% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
58 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 127 shared votes
68 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
94 Aye 32 No
Migration 0% aligned 126 shared votes
32 Aye 94 No
35 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
30 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
33 Aye 27 No
20 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 55 shared votes
25 Aye 30 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
68.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 461 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,606
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
55.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
713
44.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
22
-53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
28
-105.3 vs Commons average
Rank 570 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
£2,262,179
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£292,653
29 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
31
7 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
181 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
63 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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
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
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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API