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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Colum Eastwood

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 Colum Eastwood
Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 782 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 765 different votes 782 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 9 No
Education 17% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 6% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 58 No
Tax 3% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 2% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
87 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 120 shared votes
33 Aye 87 No
45 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 88 shared votes
43 Aye 45 No
18 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 15 No
Trade 0% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 0% aligned 32 shared votes
21 Aye 11 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 647
Participation
54.1 %
19 % below average
Rank 610 of 647
2,071
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
873
1,615 eligible divisions
958
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
478
54.8 % of votes cast
1,113
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
395
45.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

132
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 649
Appearances
10
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
134
+14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
21
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 593 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
48 of 50 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 152 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
61 of 64 votes
#4
Work / Employment
53 of 65 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory 28 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D 22 May 2025
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Winter Fuel Payment 19 Mar 2025
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 1 19 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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