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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Feryal Clark

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 Feryal Clark
Feryal Clark
Lab Enfield North

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Feryal Clark voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 815 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 789 different votes 815 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
12 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Energy 9% aligned 23 shared votes
18 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 18 No
Benefits 7% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 101 shared votes
50 Aye 51 No
75 Aye 20 No
Migration 1% aligned 95 shared votes
19 Aye 76 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 34 No
Education 0% aligned 44 shared votes
34 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 14 No
Trade 0% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 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
57.2 %
15 % below average
Rank 594 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
937
1,638 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
489
52.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
448
47.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

133
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
14
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 649
139
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
17
-117.5 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£1,186,845
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£246,080
9 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
50 of 63 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
54 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
36 of 51 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
120 of 174 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
46 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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