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Sir Desmond Swayne vs David Baines

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and David Baines voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 293 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 271 different votes 293 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
5 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 33% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
39 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 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 32 of 649
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 487 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
393
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
48.6% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
202
51.4% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.8% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
26
-56.2 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 649
153
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
28
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API