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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Emma Hardy voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,334 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,289 different votes 1,334 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
18 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
68 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 131 shared votes
63 Aye 68 No
14 Aye 29 No
Education 2% aligned 43 shared votes
30 Aye 13 No
60 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 160 shared votes
97 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
32 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,480
2,099 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
802
54.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
678
45.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % 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
71
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 277 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
389
+255.7 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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