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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jo Stevens

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 Jo Stevens
Jo Stevens
Lab Cardiff East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jo Stevens voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,577 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,528 different votes 1,577 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
14 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 23 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 27 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 39 shared votes
28 Aye 11 No
71 Aye 72 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 143 shared votes
73 Aye 70 No
21 Aye 29 No
Energy 2% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 128 No
Tax 0% aligned 203 shared votes
128 Aye 75 No
22 Aye 34 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 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
74.0 %
1 % above average
Rank 333 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,742
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
955
54.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
787
45.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
30
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
153
+19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£1,912,752
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£253,083
12 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
73 of 89 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Education
77 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 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
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
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API