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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Gavin Robinson

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
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Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,401 shared comparable votes.

1,135 same votes 266 different votes 1,401 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
72 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 184 shared votes
70 Aye 114 No
19 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 90% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 25 No
Energy 89% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 38 No
Education 88% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
68 Aye 109 No
Tax 88% aligned 177 shared votes
75 Aye 102 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 20 No
Benefits 55% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
73 Aye 19 No
Migration 60% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 63% aligned 56 shared votes
19 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 24 No
Defence 63% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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
64.6 %
8 % below average
Rank 523 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,525
2,361 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
50.6 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
753
49.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
100
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 316 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
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
71 of 91 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
177 of 230 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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