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Sir Desmond Swayne vs John Healey

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 John Healey
John Healey
Lab Rawmarsh and Conisbrough

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and John Healey voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,312 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 1,272 different votes 1,312 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 23 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 29 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
68 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 180 shared votes
112 Aye 68 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
53 Aye 54 No
Crime / Justice 2% aligned 107 shared votes
56 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 59 shared votes
38 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
17 Aye 23 No
Transport 0% aligned 40 shared votes
23 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 16 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 37 shared votes
16 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 34 of 649
Participation
60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,423
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
809
56.9 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
614
43.1 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
48
-27.1 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
479
+345.7 vs Commons average
Rank 18 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
£3,242,299
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,971
42 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Migration
123 of 169 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
Aye
Privilege Motion 29 Nov 2022
Aye
Aye
Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill: Third Reading 10 Jan 2022
Energy
Aye
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