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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Keir Mather

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 Keir Mather
Keir Mather
Lab Selby

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Keir Mather voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

11 same votes 401 different votes 412 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
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 18% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
26 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
7 Aye 27 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 6 No
Migration 0% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 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
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 308 of 649
2,090
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
584
776 eligible divisions
967
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
288
49.3 % of votes cast
1,123
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
296
50.7 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 20 Jul 2023

Debates

132
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
94
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 649
138
+4.2 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 649
Contributions
432
+298.2 vs Commons average
Rank 26 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
£451,152
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£306,391
35 % 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
Education
50 of 52 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Transport
31 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
NHS / Health
12 of 14 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
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
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
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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