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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 1,316 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 1,288 different votes 1,316 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
59 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 167 shared votes
109 Aye 58 No
15 Aye 39 No
Education 2% aligned 54 shared votes
40 Aye 14 No
58 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 110 shared votes
52 Aye 58 No
32 Aye 28 No
Trade 2% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
67 Aye 105 No
Tax 0% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
67 Aye 105 No
Tax 0% aligned 172 shared votes
105 Aye 67 No
86 Aye 29 No
Migration 0% aligned 115 shared votes
29 Aye 86 No
15 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 47 shared votes
23 Aye 24 No
18 Aye 28 No
Housing 0% aligned 46 shared votes
28 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 35 of 649
Participation
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
72
-5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
112
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
No
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 13 Jul 2021
No
Aye
Adjournment (Conference, November and Christmas) 23 Jun 2021
Aye
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