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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Katie Lam voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

323 same votes 0 different votes 323 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
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
34 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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 35 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
2,094
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
969
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
1,125
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
142
+3.7 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
43 % below average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Trade
89 of 91 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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