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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
Photograph of Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,378 shared comparable votes.

1,113 same votes 265 different votes 1,378 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 9 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
20 Aye 25 No
Energy 89% aligned 45 shared votes
25 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 37 No
Education 88% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 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
18 Aye 22 No
Defence 58% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 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
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

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 528 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,312 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
754
50.4 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
743
49.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
62
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648

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
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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