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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ian Byrne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,031 shared comparable votes.

26 same votes 1,005 different votes 1,031 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
14 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
8 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 20 No
Housing 3% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 38 No
Education 2% aligned 49 shared votes
37 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
84 Aye 33 No
Migration 0% aligned 117 shared votes
33 Aye 84 No
28 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 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
72.9 %
same as average
Rank 360 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,636 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
54.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
540
45.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.9 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
41
-34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
81
-52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 373 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
45 of 50 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
127 of 152 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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
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: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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