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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dan Norris

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 Norris
Dan Norris
Ind North East Somerset and Hanham

Voting alignment

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

7 same votes 329 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
41 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 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
68.0%
4% below average
Rank 460 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
631 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
231
53.8% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
198
46.2% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
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
0
-94.2 vs Commons average
Rank 643 of 650
165
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
0
-164.1 vs Commons average
Rank 641 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
£110,729
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£110,729
51% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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