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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jim Shannon

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 Jim Shannon
Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jim Shannon voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,821 shared comparable votes.

1,428 same votes 393 different votes 1,821 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
23 Aye 26 No
Energy 96% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
78 Aye 126 No
Brexit / EU 93% aligned 204 shared votes
75 Aye 129 No
19 Aye 48 No
Education 88% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
96 Aye 151 No
Tax 87% aligned 247 shared votes
111 Aye 136 No
31 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 86% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 28 No
Benefits 47% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
88 Aye 34 No
Migration 56% aligned 122 shared votes
78 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 27 No
Housing 64% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 28 No
Defence 67% aligned 57 shared votes
36 Aye 21 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
24
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival 15 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 11 Feb 2026
Devolution / Local Government Tax
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 13 Nov 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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