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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Dr Rupa Huq

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
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Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Dr Rupa Huq voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,550 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,503 different votes 1,550 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
16 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 25 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
76 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 145 shared votes
69 Aye 76 No
13 Aye 29 No
Digital / Online Safety 2% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 41 No
Education 2% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
82 Aye 112 No
Tax 0% aligned 194 shared votes
112 Aye 82 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
34 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
20 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 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
73.8 %
1 % above average
Rank 339 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,737
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
956
55.0 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
781
45.0 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
13
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
67
-8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
54
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 474 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
£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£234,745
4 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
64 of 75 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 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
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
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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