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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Harriet Cross

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 Harriet Cross
Harriet Cross
Con Gordon and Buchan

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Harriet Cross voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

344 same votes 1 different votes 345 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
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
29 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
29 Aye 42 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 25 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
10 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 13 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 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 32 of 649
Participation
72.9%
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
47.0% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
228
53.0% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
121
+37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 115 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
207
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 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
£178,612
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£178,612
21% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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