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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Jonathan Reynolds

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 Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
Lab Stalybridge and Hyde

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Jonathan Reynolds voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,413 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,364 different votes 1,413 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 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 29 No
Energy 6% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
15 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 19 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 25 shared votes
20 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 29 No
Transport 4% aligned 53 shared votes
31 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 52 shared votes
32 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
23 Aye 20 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 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
65.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 504 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,547
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
893
57.7 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
654
42.3 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
4
-71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
15
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 608 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
£2,977,024
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£244,258
8 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Trade
76 of 89 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
53 of 69 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 66 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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