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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Ian Murray

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 Murray
Ian Murray
Lab Edinburgh South

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Ian Murray voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,500 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,455 different votes 1,500 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 27 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
73 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 144 shared votes
74 Aye 70 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 3% aligned 65 shared votes
34 Aye 31 No
12 Aye 26 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 28 No
Energy 2% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
18 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
21 Aye 21 No
15 Aye 23 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 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
71.4 %
1 % below average
Rank 400 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,681
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
933
55.5 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
748
44.5 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5 % 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
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
165
+31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 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
£2,997,266
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£277,506
23 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
63 of 81 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
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
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 Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
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