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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Daniel Zeichner

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 Daniel Zeichner
Daniel Zeichner
Lab Cambridge

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Daniel Zeichner voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,686 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,639 different votes 1,686 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
18 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 26 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 29 No
Energy 4% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
77 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 162 shared votes
89 Aye 73 No
6 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
28 Aye 34 No
23 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
36 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
30 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 30 No
Housing 0% aligned 54 shared votes
30 Aye 24 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
79.7 %
7 % above average
Rank 206 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,877
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,051
56.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
826
44.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
44
-31.1 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
61
-72.3 vs Commons average
Rank 444 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
£2,007,954
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£266,524
18 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
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