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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,909 shared comparable votes.

1,874 same votes 35 different votes 1,909 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
99 Aye 166 No
Tax 100% aligned 265 shared votes
99 Aye 166 No
41 Aye 37 No
Trade 100% aligned 78 shared votes
41 Aye 37 No
31 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 49 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
20 Aye 49 No
35 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
80 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 204 shared votes
84 Aye 120 No
23 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 97% aligned 37 shared votes
24 Aye 13 No
111 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 148 shared votes
108 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 33 No
Energy 98% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 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
83.0%
11% above average
Rank 134 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,007
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
958
47.7% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
1,049
52.3% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
262
+167.5 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
336
+171.4 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
205 of 212 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
47 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
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
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. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API