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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

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


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 346 different votes 355 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
6 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 30% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
19 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 25 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
25 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.1% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
221
46.9% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
47
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
58
-85.5 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£177,477
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£177,477
22% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Education
47 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API