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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jessica Toale

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
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Photograph of Jessica Toale
Jessica Toale
Lab Bournemouth West

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jessica Toale voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 332 different votes 343 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
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 50 No
Tax 0% aligned 81 shared votes
50 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 26 No
Education 0% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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 35 of 649
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 240 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
229
50.9 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
221
49.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

136
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
Appearances
78
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 253 of 649
141
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
96
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£208,947
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,947
8 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Education
47 of 50 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
28 of 30 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
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 Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 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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