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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ian Lavery voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,610 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,561 different votes 1,610 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 27 No
Benefits 7% aligned 45 shared votes
24 Aye 21 No
67 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 141 shared votes
73 Aye 68 No
62 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 32 No
Housing 2% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 53 No
Education 1% aligned 69 shared votes
54 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 32 No
Defence 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
26 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 62 shared votes
36 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 37 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,000
55.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
792
44.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
76
+0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
104
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 285 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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