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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Hilary Benn voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,638 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,589 different votes 1,638 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
15 Aye 28 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 26 No
Energy 4% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
71 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 183 shared votes
112 Aye 71 No
71 Aye 85 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 156 shared votes
85 Aye 71 No
21 Aye 30 No
Transport 2% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 66 shared votes
42 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
28 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 34 No
Housing 0% aligned 53 shared votes
34 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 264 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,816
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,032
56.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
784
43.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
54
-21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
435
+301.7 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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