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Sir Desmond Swayne vs Kerry McCarthy

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 Kerry McCarthy
Kerry McCarthy
Lab Bristol East

Voting alignment

Sir Desmond Swayne and Kerry McCarthy voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,666 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 1,621 different votes 1,666 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
22 Aye 29 No
Energy 6% aligned 51 shared votes
32 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 24 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
11 Aye 22 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
65 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 144 shared votes
81 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 31 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
31 Aye 40 No
22 Aye 42 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
42 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 31 No
Defence 0% aligned 61 shared votes
31 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
2,089
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,354 eligible divisions
966
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,046
56.2 % of votes cast
1,123
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
814
43.8 % of votes cast
54
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

133
+57.9 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 649
Appearances
70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 649
139
+5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 190 of 649
Contributions
98
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 312 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
£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
£127,783
44 % below average
Latest expenses
£309,387
37 % above average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 89 votes
#2
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#5
Education
84 of 96 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
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
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
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
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Scotland (Self-Determination): Ten Minute Rule Motion 16 Jan 2024
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
Aye
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2023 12 Sep 2023
Aye
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