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Sir Desmond Swayne vs James McMurdock

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and James McMurdock voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

173 same votes 5 different votes 178 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 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
15 Aye 41 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 91% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 10 No
Housing 94% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
15 Aye 41 No
8 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 648
Participation
43.2 %
30 % below average
Rank 632 of 648
2,054
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
227
526 eligible divisions
944
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
108
47.6 % of votes cast
1,110
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
119
52.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+43.1 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 648
111
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 648
Contributions
19
-88.9 vs Commons average
Rank 595 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£171,670
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£171,670
24 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
Trade
86 of 88 votes
#2
Migration
8 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
11 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Tax
68 of 108 votes
Defence
56 of 59 votes
#5
Housing
19 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API