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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dan Aldridge

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 Dan Aldridge
Dan Aldridge
Lab Weston-super-Mare

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dan Aldridge voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 331 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 324 different votes 331 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 30% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
37 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 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
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
419
631 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
205
48.9% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
214
51.1% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

154
+59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Appearances
19
-75.2 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
165
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
26
-138.1 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£177,491
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£177,491
22% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Housing
29 of 32 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API