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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Daisy Cooper

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
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Photograph of Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,020 shared comparable votes.

246 same votes 774 different votes 1,020 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 30 No
Education 74% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
46 Aye 91 No
Tax 50% aligned 137 shared votes
78 Aye 59 No
16 Aye 14 No
Transport 47% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 46% aligned 41 shared votes
5 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 18 No
Migration 0% aligned 85 shared votes
18 Aye 67 No
16 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 54 shared votes
25 Aye 29 No
15 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 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 35 of 649
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,188
1,643 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
615
51.8 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
573
48.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

139
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 649
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
115
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 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
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
18
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
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
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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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