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Sir Desmond Swayne vs John Cooper

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and John Cooper voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 1 different votes 381 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
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 18 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
5 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 92% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
34 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
34 Aye 49 No
18 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
18 Aye 26 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 24 No
Education 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 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 32 of 649
Participation
72.2%
same as average
Rank 374 of 649
2,107
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
976
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
180
42.3% of votes cast
1,131
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
246
57.7% of votes cast
54
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

150
+66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 649
Appearances
98
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 649
154
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 649
Contributions
115
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£154,450
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£154,450
32% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API