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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Helen Morgan

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 Morgan
Helen Morgan
LD North Shropshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Helen Morgan voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 775 shared comparable votes.

252 same votes 523 different votes 775 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
12 Aye 6 No
Transport 78% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 32 No
Education 70% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
38 Aye 71 No
Tax 62% aligned 109 shared votes
57 Aye 52 No
14 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 55% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 18 No
Defence 54% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
75 Aye 20 No
Migration 1% aligned 95 shared votes
21 Aye 74 No
4 Aye 13 No
Trade 6% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 293 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
918
1,209 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
472
51.4 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
446
48.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
4 years, 7 months
Since 16 Dec 2021

Debates

139
+61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 649
142
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
259
+120.5 vs Commons average
Rank 69 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
£902,167
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£304,868
35 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
10
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
Devolution / Local Government
53 of 54 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
28 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Defence
41 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Education
55 of 64 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
42 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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