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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jesse Norman voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,657 shared comparable votes.

1,621 same votes 36 different votes 1,657 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
91 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
91 Aye 149 No
43 Aye 46 No
Trade 100% aligned 89 shared votes
43 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
28 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 27 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
34 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 54 shared votes
34 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 21 No
NHS / Health 90% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
75 Aye 124 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 199 shared votes
75 Aye 124 No
25 Aye 30 No
Energy 98% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
32 Aye 35 No
Transport 99% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 50 No
Education 99% aligned 68 shared votes
19 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
72.0%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,740
2,417 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
45.9% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
941
54.1% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
59
-35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,360,399
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
90 of 94 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
200 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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