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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Connor Naismith

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 Connor Naismith
Connor Naismith
Lab Crewe and Nantwich

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Connor Naismith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 328 different votes 336 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 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 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 38 of 650
Participation
79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 219 of 650
2,081
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
442
558 eligible divisions
963
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
224
50.7 % of votes cast
1,118
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
218
49.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 59 of 650
Appearances
29
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 650
138
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650
Contributions
34
-89.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£181,830
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£181,830
20 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Defence
66 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API