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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jon Trickett

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 Jon Trickett
Jon Trickett
Lab Normanton and Hemsworth

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jon Trickett voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,375 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,329 different votes 1,375 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 25 No
Benefits 8% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
51 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 120 shared votes
70 Aye 50 No
66 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
112 Aye 66 No
8 Aye 30 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 38 shared votes
31 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 114 No
Tax 0% aligned 177 shared votes
114 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 30 No
Trade 0% aligned 61 shared votes
30 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
20 Aye 32 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
65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 509 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,537
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
871
56.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
666
43.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
30 years, 5 months
Since 1 Feb 1996

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
35
-40.1 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
37
-96.3 vs Commons average
Rank 540 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
£2,892,928
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£272,604
20 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 75 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
59 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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