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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Joy Morrissey

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 Joy Morrissey
Joy Morrissey
Con Beaconsfield

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Joy Morrissey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,212 shared comparable votes.

1,180 same votes 32 different votes 1,212 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
57 Aye 107 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
57 Aye 107 No
34 Aye 29 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 63 shared votes
34 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 28 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 17 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 23 No
Energy 97% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 15 No
Transport 97% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
90 Aye 37 No
Migration 98% aligned 127 shared votes
87 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 39 No
Education 98% aligned 51 shared votes
13 Aye 38 No

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

Voting record

88.2%
16% above average
Rank 38 of 650
Participation
80.8%
8% above average
Rank 177 of 650
2,135
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,376
1,704 eligible divisions
988
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
676
49.1% of votes cast
1,147
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
700
50.9% of votes cast
54
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 11 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

154
+58.4 vs Commons average
Rank 88 of 650
Appearances
74
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 650
165
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
102
-64.4 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£1,341,892
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44% below average
Latest expenses
£297,942
32% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
Trade
92 of 94 votes
#2
Trade
54 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
80 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 154 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 63 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Home Detention Curfew) Order 2023 22 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 31 Oct 2022
Aye
No rebel
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022 (SI, 2022, No. 554) 22 Jun 2022
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
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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