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Sir Desmond Swayne vs John Lamont

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 Lamont
John Lamont
Con Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and John Lamont voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,744 shared comparable votes.

1,717 same votes 27 different votes 1,744 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
85 Aye 150 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
85 Aye 150 No
38 Aye 47 No
Trade 100% aligned 85 shared votes
38 Aye 47 No
28 Aye 39 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 64 shared votes
31 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
70 Aye 110 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 180 shared votes
72 Aye 108 No
27 Aye 37 No
Transport 97% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 97% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
106 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 143 shared votes
103 Aye 40 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
85.0%
13% above average
Rank 88 of 650
2,135
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,838
2,162 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
887
48.3% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
951
51.7% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.5% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

154
+59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
170
+75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
165
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
271
+106.4 vs Commons average
Rank 101 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
£2,045,465
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£334,363
48% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 90 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
180 of 189 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
46 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
150 of 163 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
180 of 198 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
Aye rebel
No rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No rebel
Energy Bill [Lords]: Third Reading 5 Sept 2023
Energy
Aye
Aye rebel
Holocaust Memorial Bill: Instruction (Amendment a) 28 Jun 2023
No
No rebel
Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 28 Jun 2023
Education
Aye
No rebel
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
No rebel
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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