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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Fleur Anderson

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 Fleur Anderson
Fleur Anderson
Lab Putney

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Fleur Anderson voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,087 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 1,057 different votes 1,087 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
11 Aye 19 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
18 Aye 16 No
60 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 116 shared votes
55 Aye 61 No
92 Aye 29 No
Migration 1% aligned 121 shared votes
28 Aye 93 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
31 Aye 26 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
23 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
27 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 33 No
Education 0% aligned 41 shared votes
33 Aye 8 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
76.5 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,252
1,636 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
654
52.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
598
47.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
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
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
71
-4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 372 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
£1,336,921
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,129
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Work / Employment
58 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 51 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 152 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
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
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
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
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
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: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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