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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dame Harriett Baldwin

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 Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Con West Worcestershire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dame Harriett Baldwin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,868 shared comparable votes.

1,832 same votes 36 different votes 1,868 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
96 Aye 155 No
Tax 100% aligned 251 shared votes
96 Aye 155 No
35 Aye 43 No
Trade 100% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
32 Aye 34 No
Defence 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
27 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 28 No
Benefits 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 23 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
79 Aye 128 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 207 shared votes
82 Aye 125 No
102 Aye 41 No
Migration 98% aligned 143 shared votes
99 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 30 No
Energy 98% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 167 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,966
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
925
47.0% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,041
53.0% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
17
0.9% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
121
+26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
150
-14.6 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£2,496,334
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£247,722
10% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
208 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
79 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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