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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.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jessica Morden voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,572 shared comparable votes.

51 same votes 1,521 different votes 1,572 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
19 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 36 shared votes
14 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 22 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 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 36 No
Trade 0% aligned 69 shared votes
36 Aye 33 No
32 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 62 shared votes
30 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 32 of 649
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,376 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
55.4% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
828
44.6% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

148
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
152
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
60
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 471 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
32% 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
89 of 91 votes
#2
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
154 of 171 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