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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Kate Osborne voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 916 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 889 different votes 916 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
19 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 18 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 4% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
44 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 95 shared votes
50 Aye 45 No
14 Aye 18 No
Housing 3% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
30 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 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
63.9 %
9 % below average
Rank 531 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,046
1,638 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
542
51.8 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
504
48.2 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

133
+57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
5
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649
139
+4.5 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
5
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 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
210 of 211 votes
#1
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Trade
39 of 51 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
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
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