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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ed Davey voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,143 shared comparable votes.

192 same votes 951 different votes 1,143 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
9 Aye 29 No
Education 63% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 15 No
Housing 42% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
45 Aye 88 No
Tax 32% aligned 133 shared votes
79 Aye 54 No
13 Aye 20 No
Defence 24% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
71 Aye 35 No
Migration 0% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
10 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
61 Aye 107 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 168 shared votes
103 Aye 65 No
11 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 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 35 of 649
Participation
60.4%
12% below average
Rank 572 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
969
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1% of votes cast
1,125
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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