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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dame Diana Johnson

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 Dame Diana Johnson
Dame Diana Johnson
Lab Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dame Diana Johnson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,464 shared comparable votes.

42 same votes 1,422 different votes 1,464 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
17 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 28 No
Energy 5% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
64 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 143 shared votes
80 Aye 63 No
64 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
65 Aye 128 No
Tax 0% aligned 193 shared votes
128 Aye 65 No
76 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 105 shared votes
29 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
23 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 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
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,634
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
933
57.1 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
701
42.9 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
28
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
101
-32.3 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£2,849,618
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£246,131
9 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
64 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
176 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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