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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Helen Hayes voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,674 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 1,618 different votes 1,674 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
18 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 28 No
Energy 4% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 21 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 26 shared votes
22 Aye 4 No
74 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 152 shared votes
78 Aye 74 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 143 No
Tax 0% aligned 224 shared votes
143 Aye 81 No
38 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
30 Aye 38 No
22 Aye 41 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
24 Aye 33 No
Housing 0% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 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
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,870
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
55.3 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
835
44.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
93
+17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
121
-12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 223 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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