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Sir Desmond Swayne vs James MacCleary

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 James MacCleary
James MacCleary
LD Lewes

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and James MacCleary voted the same way 72% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 75 different votes 265 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
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
7 Aye 21 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 41 No
Tax 94% aligned 63 shared votes
24 Aye 39 No
5 Aye 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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 32 of 649
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
189
51.9% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
175
48.1% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
90
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
99
-44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 337 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
£188,021
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£188,021
17% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Education
36 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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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