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Sir Desmond Swayne vs John McDonnell

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 McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and John McDonnell voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,662 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 1,608 different votes 1,662 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
15 Aye 51 No
Education 8% aligned 66 shared votes
46 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 31 No
Digital / Online Safety 5% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 28 No
Benefits 4% aligned 47 shared votes
26 Aye 21 No
70 Aye 109 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 179 shared votes
109 Aye 70 No
Most different by topic
106 Aye 34 No
Migration 0% aligned 140 shared votes
34 Aye 106 No
24 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
33 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
28 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 28 No
Energy 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,015
54.6 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
845
45.4 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % 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
110
+34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
141
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
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
63 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Work / Employment
68 of 75 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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