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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Janet Daby

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 Janet Daby
Janet Daby
Lab Lewisham East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Janet Daby voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,264 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 1,223 different votes 1,264 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 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 22 No
Benefits 5% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
66 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 138 shared votes
73 Aye 65 No
40 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 97 shared votes
54 Aye 43 No
17 Aye 16 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 94 No
Tax 0% aligned 146 shared votes
94 Aye 52 No
31 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
28 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 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
74.3 %
2 % above average
Rank 327 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,423
1,914 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
764
53.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
659
46.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 0 months
Since 14 Jun 2018

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
73
-2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
86
-47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,581,636
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£267,555
18 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
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
Migration
147 of 160 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 46 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 65 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
97 of 112 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
65 of 79 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
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