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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dr Luke Evans

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 Luke Evans
Dr Luke Evans
Con Hinckley and Bosworth

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dr Luke Evans voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,353 shared comparable votes.

1,306 same votes 47 different votes 1,353 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
66 Aye 118 No
Tax 100% aligned 184 shared votes
66 Aye 118 No
32 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 65 shared votes
32 Aye 33 No
34 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 57 shared votes
28 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 92% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 17 No
Transport 95% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 24 No
Energy 97% aligned 37 shared votes
14 Aye 23 No
101 Aye 39 No
Migration 98% aligned 140 shared votes
98 Aye 42 No
13 Aye 37 No
Education 98% aligned 50 shared votes
14 Aye 36 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
85.3%
13% above average
Rank 80 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,454
1,704 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
708
48.7% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
746
51.3% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.0% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
189
+93.4 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
369
+202.6 vs Commons average
Rank 52 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
£1,271,955
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£289,674
28% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
63 of 64 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 154 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
53 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No rebel
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.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API