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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Graham Leadbitter
A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.
Voting alignment
Sir Desmond Swayne and Graham Leadbitter voted the same way 54% of the time, based on 112 shared comparable votes.
60 same votes
52 different votes
112 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
Most different by topic
Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.
Voting record
88.7%
16% above average
Participation
27.8%
45% below average
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
164
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
98
59.8% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
66
40.2% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Debates
150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Appearances
76
-7.7 vs Commons average
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Contributions
89
-56.9 vs Commons average
Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.
Financials and interests
£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£253,574
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£253,574
12% above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Recent voting overlap
Where they voted differently
No
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38
15 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Member source
UK Parliament Members API
Voting source
Commons Votes API