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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ellie Reeves

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 Ellie Reeves
Ellie Reeves
Lab Lewisham West and East Dulwich

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ellie Reeves voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,263 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 1,229 different votes 1,263 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
14 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
60 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 124 shared votes
64 Aye 60 No
62 Aye 101 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 163 shared votes
98 Aye 65 No
94 Aye 36 No
Migration 1% aligned 130 shared votes
37 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 95 No
Tax 0% aligned 144 shared votes
95 Aye 49 No
32 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 57 shared votes
25 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 30 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 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
66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,404
2,099 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
780
55.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
624
44.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
221
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 100 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
£1,716,212
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,057
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Migration
140 of 161 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
38 of 52 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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API