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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jessica Morden

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 Jessica Morden
Jessica Morden
Lab Newport East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jessica Morden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,556 shared comparable votes.

50 same votes 1,506 different votes 1,556 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
10 Aye 22 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 28 No
Energy 6% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
59 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 171 shared votes
112 Aye 59 No
74 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 148 shared votes
77 Aye 71 No
Most different by topic
69 Aye 138 No
Tax 0% aligned 207 shared votes
138 Aye 69 No
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
28 Aye 32 No
30 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
29 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 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
78.1 %
5 % above average
Rank 246 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,838
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
55.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
814
44.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
55
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
56
-77.3 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£297,501
31 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Work / Employment
70 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API